I didn&#x27;t say vote FOR the madness, I said vote against it.  Even if that&#x27;s voting for third party candidates.  A vote is a metric.  Non-voting gives them no reason to care about your opinion, while a vote (even for no one) means you act.  [And once you consider policies, I think it&#x27;s better to vote for a less-bad option that can win, but if you disagree, by all means vote 3rd party]<p>And I&#x27;m comparing voting in this case to not voting and just bitching, or taking up arms and revolting.  Neither seems like a better option.  If you have a third option that you feel is better, please share.<p>A question I like to pose: If the US system is truly unsustainable  (American-style democracies are rare and have all failed save one...so far), AND you don&#x27;t really believe that there will be some sort of country-wide rebellion, then what is a future you can believe in, and what do you think gets us there?<p>So far the answers I&#x27;ve gotten are:<p>* Country fractures 
* Dissolve the Senate
* Adopt a Parliament system
* Greater empowerment of Prez.<p>Mostly done not per the constitutional means, but just done, and everyone agrees to let it stand, kind of like the creation of West Virginia.<p>Though mostly, I get blank looks.  It&#x27;s not an easy problem.