Originally Posted by
DevilsAdvocate
Picture this:
Donald Trump is holding another one of his rallies in Iowa. The arena is massive, there are 20,000 people in attendance, TV cameras all covering the event live. Trump starts going on about how we need to "get smart" and "get practical" on terrorism. We need to torture, we need to block Muslim immigration, we need to shut down parts of the internet.
All of a sudden...a bullhorn can be heard in the distance getting louder. The doors burst open, and Rand Paul marches in surrounded by an army of supporters.
"ENEMY OF LIBERTY!!!"
"WE BELIEVE IN THE CONSTITUTION!!!"
"DEFEND THE BILL OF RIGHTS!!!"
The crowd goes wild with excitement. The cameras instantly turn and zoom in on Rand, walking confidently towards the stage. He's blocked by security, but is close enough to look Trump in the eye. Through a microphone and portable speaker system, his voice rings out loud.
"I challenge you Donald Trump to debate me on the Constitution, right here, right now!"
Rand's supporters burst into loud cheers. And start chanting "Stand with Rand!, Stand with Rand!"
Trump's supporters chant back "Trump! Trump! Trump!"
Donald Trump gives a cocky smile, and just shakes his head.
"You are afraid to debate me Donald, you always have been! If you turn me down now you'll demonstrate just what a coward you really are! If you're as smart as you say you are, this should be no problem for you!"
Trump sighs and spreads his hands to the audience. "Well I can't say I've ever had this happen to me before! Should I let him on stage? What do you think, do you want to see me debate this him?" The audience is rippling with excitement. They're a little uncertain, but they start yelling their assent.
"YEAH! DEBATE HIM!"
"SHOW HIM WHO'S BOSS TRUMP!"
"BLOW HIM AWAY DONALD!"
It's clear Donald is a little worried about playing into Rand's hands, but he dare not show it. He knows this spectacle already has worldwide attention, it wouldn't do to back down from a challenge with the whole world watching. "Ok, ok, I'll tell you what we're gonna do. We're gonna bring him up on stage, and get him a mic. Let's have a debate. Ok? Let's do it."
With a smile, Rand Paul marches onto the stage. He smiles and waves for the audience. A couple of them are booing, but the rest of them are just excited. Rand's supporters go ballistic. As soon as he has a mic on him, Rand doesn't wait. He immediately confront's Trump on the Constitution. Trump tries to argue back, but Rand is well prepared with a knockout line. Rand controls the discussion. Every time Trump gives his response to one topic, Rand hits him hard with something else.
After a while, Trump looks pretty bad. He was caught off guard, and his attempts to stump Rand have all fallen short. Rand is passionate about the Constitution, and ready for every sideways argument Donald brought at him. Trump really isn't that educated in the nuances of political subjects in the same way Rand is, and in a debate like this he was out of his league. The audience is a little bit shocked by what's happening.
It looks like Trump is getting ready to throw Rand off stage to save face. But before he gets the chance to, Rand speaks up, shaking his head. "You know, I didn't think when I came here today that you would be THIS uneducated, THIS naive to the Constitution. You're all bluster Donald, I expected a lot more from you. And to be honest at this point, this isn't worth my time."
Rand walks off stage into the crowd of his cheering supporters. They exit the building chanting, "Stand with Rand! Stand with Rand!" Back at the Trump rally, everyone is dead silent.
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