Support reform but don't give up on U.S.

"Government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth." Abraham Lincoln spoke these words just over 156 years ago. Luckily, the balance of power, invaluable institutions and elected government remain intact.

Despite this fact, the functionality of the system has been temporarily broken. It is corporatists, socialists and unitary executive theorists that have crippled the movement of legislative progress. Our nation is suffering due to greed, but the free market system itself is a good system. We must create a divide between the free market, capitalist system and our democratic republic.

Just like church and state, they contaminate each other if a separation does not exist. I encourage you to put aside your cynicism, although some skepticism is warranted, and have faith in the American way. Do not give up on our democratic republic. We need to initiate some major reforms to prevent it from giving up on you and every other patriotic American.

We can change our world but it will not happen magically. We the People need to demand it and most likely protest for it and work the system, in a profound way, to kick-start action on refocusing the attention of our tremendous nation. I remain hopeful and dedicated to our American system of government.

Henry J.H. Wilson

Barrington