Are societies of men capable of establishing a good government through reflection and choice

Yes, as that's how the U.S, constitution was formed, what had happened was we had the articles of confederation but after it had failed, we made a new government using the success and failures of our previous government. In the new constitution, we had also made it so we allow the people to vote for new amendments and laws.

answer; ///he or she can either go to court or not. if he or she doesn't go, he or she must send a witness to stand for them, if he or she doesn't send a witness, he or she will be issued a bench warrant ,captured and forced to go to court; good luck