At least you are not in the camp the founding fathers were the wisest men ever born in the USA. And there been no wise men since 1800.

"Action forcing events" is a more appropriate metaphor."

No I don't like it. It will probably lead to another quickly cobbled arrangement. I believe the political scientists are ready to swoop in with their theories when things start really crashing.

Building of the TDG will be a fairly slow process. I estimate about 20 years as we experiment with new ways. It will be built on the positive attributes of humanity.

Well, you have the link to get you started. If you prefer the more conflictive path, I guess that is path you need to go.