Really interesting argument by John ("Trump can't debate") about why not to debate. I agree with his premise; I'm not sure about the conclusion. If I trust "our democracy", shouldn't voters be exposed to that?
OTOH, I suspect James Madison would want the Electoral College do it's Constitutional job and to vote for neither of these two clowns.
I think a debate would be good if they gave both candidates x amount of time to respond or state their case or whatever; both would be furnished with a device like at at TED talk where you see how much time you have left; and your mic is cut off at 0:00. No matter what you're saying, no matter what thought you're in the middle of. "Write it down and save it for your next turn," will keep most candidates in check that way, except for Trump, who will throw some highly amusing (albeit hard to hear from the non-present audience) tantrums :) Especially when he wastes most of his time complaining about how unfair the rules are ;)
Well, that would certainly help. Debate moderators who actually control the debates. Cutting off mics would go a long ways towards restoring some decorum.
Really interesting argument by John ("Trump can't debate") about why not to debate. I agree with his premise; I'm not sure about the conclusion. If I trust "our democracy", shouldn't voters be exposed to that?
OTOH, I suspect James Madison would want the Electoral College do it's Constitutional job and to vote for neither of these two clowns.
I think a debate would be good if they gave both candidates x amount of time to respond or state their case or whatever; both would be furnished with a device like at at TED talk where you see how much time you have left; and your mic is cut off at 0:00. No matter what you're saying, no matter what thought you're in the middle of. "Write it down and save it for your next turn," will keep most candidates in check that way, except for Trump, who will throw some highly amusing (albeit hard to hear from the non-present audience) tantrums :) Especially when he wastes most of his time complaining about how unfair the rules are ;)
Well, that would certainly help. Debate moderators who actually control the debates. Cutting off mics would go a long ways towards restoring some decorum.