What we need is a revolution. The federal government cannot be reformed without the shedding of tyrants' blood.
IMHO, the people would revolt. That, and the budget would be dramatically reduced every election year as pols would magically find fat to trim, to 'buy' votes with lower taxes. :-)
BTW, I can't STAND idiots who give me the 'look how much I got back' line in Feb/Mar of every year. Fools, all of them.
Well before we kill millions of our own citizens and destroy our entire economy and financial system in the process, I would suggest we try to reform from within.