The 2nd American Revolution is rapidly approaching. The political class, if for no other reason than self preservation, had better wise up.... FAST!
We the People are rapidly tiring of the shenanigans in D.C.; and the Tree of Liberty is about to be refreshed with the blood of Tyrants and Patriots.
Our present system has been elected by We the People.
A large sub-set of The People, myself among them, are very unhappy with the choices The People as a whole have made.
Yet the American system I want to conserve is based on the idea of rule of, by and for The People.
How do we rebel against the majority of The People and remain true to the principles of the American Revolution and Constitution? If we were to violently overthrow the existing system in an attempt to reboot the Constitution, is there any reason at all to believe The People would not vote to bring back something resembling our present system of entitlements? If we deny the franchise to some large percentage of The People because they wouldn't vote "right," in what sense is our new government by "consent of the governed?"
What I'm attempting to point out is that one simply cannot rebel against The People in the name of The People.
The only possible solution is to reinvigorate the ideals of the Revolution among The People by cultural activities and education. Unfortunately, the trend in this area has for 50 years been in the opposite direction, and if anything the speed of movement is increasing.