I'm wondering how long it will take, if ever, until:<p>1. we can put the wasted efforts of tribal cultural warfare behind us<p>2. we can have debates that may not and should not result in unanimous agreement without being disagreeable<p>3. voters are informed deeply about all issues and candidates presented before them from verified sources, not press releases from political operatives<p>4. Elimination of PACs<p>5. Private financing of political campaigns is either abolished or severed limited to small donations from named individuals to a particular candidate only. When funds go unused, they are fractionally returned to all donors<p>6. Prosecution of public officials who take thinly-veiled bribes and other considerations