And this is the fundamental problem we face: what do you do when the foundational political and legal system of the country has become so distorted that it's impossible to have your interests represented through the legal mechanisms ostensibly available to you?
Well...
Yes.
It just takes a critical mass of citizens coming to this conclusion.
Or some Sulla, or Napoleon, or other man of such caliber to come from the wings and take command.
Someone who would do the above, apocryphal quote or no. An actual leader.