Freedom Reset Button

Today is my nation's birthday. Most Americans are reveling in freedom, whether they're watching a parade, chomping on watermelon at a family picnic, or looking forward to tomorrow's day off of work. The joy of living in a country where people have freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of press, freedom to assemble, and freedom to petition the government for a redress of grievances (First Amendment, G. Washington, et al, 1791) is tempered by realizing that a billion or so people must behave according to the whims of their leaders.

For Earth 2.0, why not press a reset button whenever a group of people in a particular geographic area have lost the freedoms they were born with? I'll leave the details to you, but I see it like this: As soon as you press the button, every inhabitant in that nation becomes lightheaded or unusually cheerful. This should probably come on gradually, say over a two-day period, allowing them to complete surgeries, finish ballgames, and drive home safely from birthday parties, etc.

After the two-day transition, the lightheaded/unusually cheerful condition persists for a week or two -- while you and several angels restructure all levels of government. When the population returns to normal, they'll have a new constitution, fewer prisoners, and their leaders will no longer be wearing military tunics with ten pounds of medals dragging them toward hell.