The Root of the problem...great post by the way. The overarching rule of government should be to First do no harm. Unfortunately, our laws are replete with unintended consequences (mostly harmful). Congress has failed miserably in this simple undeniable 'cause celebre'. So they continue to pass laws to fix the laws to fix the laws to fix the laws....previously passed. And here we are, a broken beyond repair gummit. And no one (with any integrity) wants to 'join in on the fun'.
So we now are faced with a situation wherein the self-serving, the narcissistic, the incompetent and the subversive are at the levers of government. Is the solution to this problem peaceful? Possibly it is. We find ourselves looking at the problem from the outside. We are conditioned by our past to try to work within the "system" to fix it. Some, like you, realize that it is broken beyond repair. Others, for lack of a better plan, try to work with what we have.
I believe that there is no ready to go, "off the shelf" solution. The choices we make as individuals matter. Should we go to DC and peacefully demonstrate -or at least attempt to peacefully demonstrate, or should we start a true grassroots movement that will take our beloved nation back to where we know it should be.
Personally, I believe that we are watching events unfold that will lead to direct conflict. As I previously said, each of us will have to choose sides. I hope we have the numbers, resource and will to take our country back.