Sorry, the U.S.A. is terrible at long term planning. If you cry foul at the latest knee-jerk reaction and posit a long-term solution instead, we'll get nothing. The short-term is all we've got.
For the long term the best thing to do is change the nature of the public debate on various issues (like what is happening now with drug legalization). Sadly, however, the Republicans have all plugged their ears when it comes to the "lamestream media", severely hampering the ability of public discourse, reason, and statistics to shape the direction of the country.
For the long term the best thing to do is change the nature of the public debate on various issues (like what is happening now with drug legalization). Sadly, however, the Republicans have all plugged their ears when it comes to the "lamestream media", severely hampering the ability of public discourse, reason, and statistics to shape the direction of the country.