But lets go to the root of the issue which is the citizenry, or rather an apathetic citizenry.  I would be in favor of requiring all citizens serve at least two years in military service, with no exemptions for the elite.  Any immigrant that wants to be a citizen, must serve at least one year of military service.  And require that any school that does not teach American values/excellence be penalized.    And, I am just thinking off the top of my head here, but maybe even some kind of incentives for citizens that can show they attended x amount of hours participating in local government issue, like county commission meeting, or city council, or ride along with police.    The politicians are rotten, but it we the people that left them out in the sun to long.