The institutions are NOT the root of the problem.
Voters are the root of the problem. As are feckless parents who send their children into government schools. Most “conservatives” should look in the mirror if they want to understand the real reason our institutions are messed up. We dropped the ball. Time to pick it up. It starts in our own families.
The socialists won’t even need a convention if their numbers continue to increase. They will simply do what Bill Ayers thought was necessary all along.
You might wish to read The Federalist #62. Then again, maybe not.