Interesting ideas for constitutional change — but what is going to drive today’s Political Class to institute any change which will inevitably hurt most of them?

Historically, the force for change has either been an unpleasant meeting with economic reality (e.g. Weimar Republic) or an external push (e.g. history of Europe).

Today, both forces are obviously in play, and gathering strength. It is probably impossible to predict what will be the final straw that breaks the camel’s back — but break it eventually will.

The happiest outcome would probably be a Turkish-style intervention by the US Military replacing the dysfunctional Congress, Administration, and Supreme Court. Hopefully, the military would supervise creation of a restructured polity, and eventually restore democracy. But this process could equally lead to the Oliver Cromwell outcome.