I do deplore the influence of money in politics, but we cannot use that as an excuse to forego our responsibilities as citizens of a nation with a democratic political process. We, the people, do have the ultimate political power. 'Restoring' democracy must start with that simple recognition.

As you know, Mr. Switzer, I have a monetary proposal of my own. So far, to include what I have read at monetaryalliance.org, no other proposal I have seen produces such good results as simply and as certainly.