Listen, I’m not saying that America as a country is over. Just like Rome, we will continue on into history. The original intent, the idea of conservative Republicanism, is over. People know they can vote themselves money. People know how to game the system. The upheaval required to bring us back to the Founders’ original intent would be monumental and I know few people who would be willing to even attempt it.
The idea isn't over, but it has been little used in practice for 170 years.
It has been increasingly marred by cronyism and corruption, and of late by the 'special interest group', a division created to fragment those who should all be concentrating on our mutual benefit as a nation instead.
A house divided against itself cannot stand, yet the enemies of this Republic have succeeded wildly in crafting those divisions, often from the offices which should eschew them, as their oaths bind them to so do.