To the Editor:

I write this as we wait for the results of the election.

I have two complaints about how this election has been conducted.

First, it is wrong for a sitting president to campaign for a candidate. I can remember elections going back to Eisenhower in 1952, and I have followed them ever since. I cannot remember any campaign where a sitting president did more than let his preferences be known, mostly from the White House, with a handful of joint appearances. How many campaign appearances did President Obama make, not performing the duties for which he was elected?

And second, someone, or a group of persons, committed themselves to stealing Trump signs all over town. I have put up four sets and three of them have been removed. A sign represents my exercise of free speech. Removal of those signs is a direct infringement on my inalienable right to support a candidate of my choice, not that of the sign remover.

Sincerely,

Robert H. Hall

5 Netteleton Avenue, Newtown          November 9, 2016