To the Editor:

Why elect Romney? Perhaps this line from the Declaration of Independence will be an inspiration for the November election:

“... when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object envinces a design to reduce them (the people) under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government (Obama), and to provide new Guards (Romney) for their future security.”

Obama’s track record speaks for itself:

He has usurped religious liberty through its hospitals by forcing them to provide the murder of unborn babies and other services that go against their beliefs (impeachable offense), and taking away their tax exempt status.

He has refused to dismiss an attorney general after his own government found him in contempt.

He has usurped the people’s medical rights by legislation that creates rationed health care and takes away their right to choose their own doctor, and forcing private insurance companies out of business.

He has abused his executive privilege by appointing people with a lack of integrity.

He is putting on the people excessive new taxes that will put a strain on their finances and a strain on our economic recovery.

He refuses to remove greed from our free enterprise, stifling economic recovery.

He has appointed judges that legislate from the bench instead of interpreting our laws.

He plans to impose environmental regulations and mandates that will create runaway inflation, stifling even more our economic recovery.

He plans to sign (July 27) an international treaty that will violate U.S. citizens right to keep and bear arms.

He has interfered with U.S. free enterprise by burdening the taxpayers with stimulus money.

Enough said? There is probably more.

Thomas Baird

Walnut Drive, Traverse City