Simple Solution to Regaining the American Credibility and International Trust

Let's get this out of the way first:

(1) The government represents the people.
(2) Pure (yet compassionate) logic and unbiased sober reason are the only fundamental principles that display credibility and promote trust.

If we take the above statements as a fact and not simply an opinion, then we can without hesitation claim the following to be true as well:

If every single law in the United States of America was revised to follow the fact #2, then thanks to the fact #1, this country would kick some awesome ass yet again.

However, I regret to report that at this time (January of 2012) Politics and Logic are the two words that should only be put into the same sentence with extreme caution.