Dear?Editor

Our country was founded as a Republic but operates as a Democratic Republic which allows rule by majority.

Therefore our sovereignty resides in the people entitled to vote for officers to represent them in governing. Each state is divided into districts which elects a representative acting in behalf of the constituents in that district.

The number of representatives are apportioned by population.

All representatives have the power to act as an agent or delegate for their district which portrays and invokes the will of the majority.

Our area is part of the 6th district of Ohio and our representative to Congress is Charles Wilson. It is Mr. Wilson’s responsibility to carry the majority will of our district and to cast his vote in our behalf. Unfortunately this did not occur on the newly adopted Health Care Bill when he voted against the majority will of his people. Every poll in the country before and after the vote indicated a rejection of government controlled Health Care.

Charles Wilson is guilty of dereliction of duty by going against the majority will of his people.

The infamous midnight vote on Christmas Eve behind closed doors which forced the very unpopular Health Care Bill into law was supported by Rep. Charles Wilson. He helped pass a bill he did not read and nobody understands. He refused to state his position before the vote and after he supported it he rationalized his defense of his actions. He failed to conduct open town hall meetings to allow his people to express their views.

He hid behind teleconferences which screened phone calls and allowed nebulous pretentious answers.

Questioned by E-mail as to why he supports expanding the deficit and gutting Medicare was met with form letters of meaningless rhetoric.

He refuses to debate his opponent thus denying his people an open forum to compare his position of governance with an opposing view.

This is not a referendum on Charlie Wilson, it is a referendum on our freedom to have the majority vote of our people represented in Congress.

This is not a personal attack or a political endorsement, it is merely a desire to seek a representative who will act responsibly commensurate with This duty. Mr. Wilson got his start with a heavy infusion of outside money to drive his rare write-in election.

The ill effects of too much outside assistance results in obligatory payback which betrays responsibility in order to satisfy the sponsor.

This is not a political party criticism, all representatives are liable to the majority will of the people and not their party.

Wilson’s subjective vote to force a Health Care Bill under penalty of fine or imprisonment is not the objective vote he was obligated to cast. For this and all the aforementioned reasons, Charlie Wilson should not be re-elected.

Ed Treglia

Mingo Junction