The first thing that must be done is to allow ourselves to see the situation we are in clearly. Only then can we act prudently. We are in a post - Republic, very late Enlightenment era, where money is what comes from a government printing press or computer entry. The Constitution, against the Ninth and Tenth Amendments, is whatever nine unelected lawyers in DC say it is. Soon we will have computerized voting, and a few keystrokes with the right password and any vote count desired is delivered. As Stalin pointed out, "It doesn't matter who votes, it matters who counts the votes."
We have to deal with the world as it is, and not confuse reality with our hopes and dreams.