To the Editor:

“Tis a puzzlement.” How can any elected representative currently in office perpetually insist on being proud while consistently voting against the needs and wishes of the people represented? Who can be proud of a vote to contaminate the very ground, air and water that benefits all of our state? At best these views display incompetence or perhaps a desire to convey willful misinformation. 

I’d like to believe that our representative to the General Assembly, Sen. Jim Davis, R-Franklin, is more altruistic than evidenced. I’d also like to think that racial bias, misogyny, or any other demeaning attitude toward our people, does not enter into votes that affect our land, our people or our children’s future (whose education is a whole other subject). I would like to. 

However, the repetitiously stated pride in these votes does not support that hope. 

I’ve too often seen the supercilious attitude displayed that gives lie to the verbal statements of proud, moral, religion and patriotism. Somehow, I think these overt displays of insensitivity and outright hypocrisy will leave our legislator to be eternally “knock, knock, knockin’ on Heaven’s door!”

Shirl Ches 

Franklin