This is where I say something really tricky: Trump could, in fact, be what saves the country. He could break the nation so severely that we have no choice but to reboot the system.

We might have to write a new constitution. One that gives women and minorities voting rights, from the start. One that defines marriage and gender identity rights. One that narrowly defines the powers of each branch of government. One that sets strict limits on electoral terms. One that says the federal budget must be balanced or heads will roll.

I just wonder we, the people, can survive long enough to get this revolution going.