I voted yes because I believe some political discussions are healthy and I believe that some political topics should be allowed.

Any politics that are related to health matters - FDA decisions, laws that have an impact on healthcare or funding for research, the discussions of opinions about potential 'wasteful' areas of government that spend money on the wrong things when that money could go towards better causes (such as research, healthcare for the poor, funding social security), etc...

The types of politics that I think should be discouraged are the democrat versus republican debates. I say that because discussions of that nature usually turn into a debate, while discussions about health-related politics usually stay discussions about opinions without turning into a debate.

In my perfect world, there would be a "politics" forum where the discussions would be about health-related politics -- with a sub-forum for the non-health related political discussions for those who wish to participate.

My 2 cents.

Liz