I was raised in a strictly conservative republican household, always pretty much told that republicans were faultless, blameless, were always on the right side of things. democrats were to be regarded as subhuman scum, etc etc. when i was about 16, i started evaluating the state of american politics independantly, and found as have many, that the system is by and large corrupt.
gradually ive come to something of a conclusion: the original iteration of the american government worked because it was in many ways drastically different from other forms of rule, and was therefore not yet exploited or necessarily exploitable by those who were power hungry. gradually, the longer a system of government is in place, the more those who crave power for the soul reason of having power can find ways around any system of checks and balances. sort of like an operating system, theres always the threat of exploits deriding the system and using it for causes other than the user intended.
the way i see it, there could be a long overhaul of the government, if the persons in power ever consented to that, but even then theres no guarantee of a reasonable and effective outcome. the governing body being as bloated as it is now, if one were to try to simplify aspects, spending would probably be cut, jobs would probably be lost. i cant see anyone leeching the system consenting to anything that would effectively cut them off at the knees.
then theres another idea, a take on things, which ive given more and more thought recently, and have actually heard more people talking of (maybe im just hanging around people i hadnt before): a purge of the government as we know it, a revolution as it were.
give any static form of law enough time to stagnate, and it will inevitably become rife with the parasites of society. purge every hundred, maybe couple of hundred years, reorganize the way the infastructure is handled, reorganize the laws to suit the current state of society, and you minimize the amount of fallibility within the protections afforded the citizens of the state. or at least, so i think
anyone have any takes on this? is a revolution even feasible, given the amount of complacency among the american culture? personally im just looking for different takes on how to resolve the muck, the absolute quagmire, that is capitol hill.