Believe in our system of government to continue to be a free and open society

For anyone who has followed the national news, last Wednesday was a horrific day. Watching as thousands of people stormed the nation’s Capitol to disrupt the elected members of the House of Representatives and Senate from doing their Constitutional duty, was not something I could ever have imagined watching in my lifetime.
 No matter where people stand on the political spectrum, belief in our system of government and democratic processes is paramount to us, as citizens, in order to operate as a free and open society.