Agreed. The only avenue is the military. I hope it is playing out, but if so, it will be epic. My point is that the civilian system is FUBAR.
"When once a republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils, but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles: every other correction is either useless or a new evil."
Attributed to Thomas Jefferson, but it seems he was possibly quoting Baron de Montesquieu who was widely read by the founders.