In the April 4 Monitor article about Concerned Citizens of Concord’s intent to take action to revise the school board charter, school board president Pamela Walsh characterized such intent as a “threat.” Section 49-B:3 II of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes states, “On the written petition of 25 or more registered voters or 2 percent of the registered voters in the municipality, whichever is less, but in no event fewer than 10 registered voters, the municipal officers shall, by order, submit the question of establishment of a charter commission to the voters as provided in this section.”

What Ms. Walsh characterizes as a “threat,” we call “democracy.” I guess that some people who use their power in defiance of the clearly expressed will of the public do see democracy as a threat.

Robert Maccini

Concord