I think we all know that shutting of trump*'s mic won't stop him from ranting

[Siwsan]

Hopefully those mics are the kind that only pick up the sounds directly in front of them. Then they should keep a second camera on trump* and show him in a little box at the corner of the screen as he yammers to no avail.

[Andy823]

1. I am all for the

shock collar idea someone mentioned in another thread.

[Siwsan]

2. Shock collar AND a cone of silence

Made of clear plexiglass, of course.

[Nay]

10. . . . and Samuel L. Jackson as the moderator. nt

[Girard442]

3. Is he desperate enough to appear at a debate with a mic muting rule?

I'm guessing yes, but what do I know?

On edit:
I might add that the audio would have to be automatically controlled by a timer, to avoid accusations of favoritism.

[pwb]

4. Trump would pull out a bullhorn.

.

[TheBlackAdder]

22. Have a split screen and when someone breaks rule, mic cut, video full screen of competitor.

.

If someone has a 2-minute rebuttal and someone acts up 5 seconds in, the competitor gets 1:55 of full screen attention. This resets on each question and each time someone acts up, they lose sound and video. After a few times, they'd stop interrupting.

.

[electric_blue68]

5. It might make him more unhinged at some point

which may be a good thing for more people to see.

[tanyev]

8. Agreed. That would enrage him even more.

Then they could use a hook.

[electric_blue68]

16. That's right!

but seriously - Life forebid - he actually tries to lunge at Biden yikes!

(although maybe he'd fall on his face - since rage might might override caution)

someone has to be at the entrance to grab him back!

[JI7]

18. He only physically attacks and intimidates women

[LoveMyCali]

19. I think Joe

would lay him out. If not Dr. Jill might.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/03/04/joe-biden-dairy-protestors-rush-stage-moos-pkg-ebof-vpx.cnn

[electric_blue68]

21. Lol oh yes!

I remember that vid!!!

[Claustrum]

6. He can rant all he wants. At least Biden can focus on his answers while the camera and mic is on Joe

And the people can actually hear Biden's answers. I don't care about what Trump does on his side.

[C_U_L8R]

7. Leave the cameras and mics on.

Everyone needs to see how unfit this despicable idiot is. Even if it hurts our eyes and ears.

[Arkansas Granny]

9. Put them in separate booths like they used to do some game show contestants.

When your time is up your lights go out and your mic goes dead.

[boston bean]

11. He needs to be placed in a sound proof box.

[Blue_true]

12. Correct. It is like they would have to drop a shroud over him.

If his mike is cutoff, he will just scream.

But, maybe having him screaming is not a bad thing, that would show any remaining “undecided” voters what a psycho he is and either cause them to stay home or vote for Joe.

[KentuckyWoman]

13. Watching him flap around with no sound

Will be both horrifying and funny as hell.

[NCjack]

14. Stop the debates because Mr. Trump is using them to organize and communicate

to his criminal gangs to interfere with the election.

[patricia92243]

15. It won't stop him from ranting but it will keep millions of people

having to hear him. Joe can just ignore him and keep right on talking because it is his turn.

[RGTIndy]

17. No one will hear him rant on television if his mic is off

Although hopefully he'll also be flailing his arms wildly at the same time.

[Dagstead Bumwood]

20. Think we have to go right to technology to solve this problem.

Make him wear this all night and tell him it's a special debate hat just for winners.