The greatest impedimant to self government IS the government. The politicos have absolutely no intention of sharing their power w/ anyone, let alone a bunch of under educated (by design) rubes out in the red states.
The upcoming election is for all the marbles folks. If the dems prevail we will be a Socialist Union for the next 100 years ot until we implode, which ever comes first.
This is not an exaggeration.
Actually, they do share it all to freely with the beltway bureaucrats, who have in many ways better access to and more opportunity to influence your representatives in Congress than you do.