Government has been out of control for so long and for so many reasons that to expect that it can be saved by itself is whistling in the wind.

Croynism, fraud abuse to get vote grants credits ..free stuff is addictive. Government incompetence abounds. To wit: medicare earned credit income that is misapplied in beter than 24% of the cases and government employees know it and think of it as income redistribution.

The political class have come to believe that they are the privilege class and that's a serious problem. Do you see them on Obamacare?

There is a movement brewing for a Constitutional Convention. To succeed its has to be ratified by 34 states. As of now there seems to be little hope that it can get done. The last Constitutional Convention was held in Washington's time As i recollect it was 1787 thereabouts ?

Is it worthwhile? Perhaps its a good topic for discussion on Political Talk?

However to address the OP's question short of a Constitutional Convention
there is little reason to believe the political class will change their ways because Washington offers too many temptations and they are blessed with taypayer money and we know they are good at finding reasons to raise more taxes and find ways to grant favors to those who matter to their future campaigns corporations unions

Personal Best Regards:
A Constitutional Convention will seek a federal balanced budget, term limits for Congress and the Supreme Court.