Letter: Ruben campaign is sleazy
In a recent campaign piece, Ida Ruben attempts to characterize Jamie Raskin as anti-choice and anti-Democratic party by twisting the truth. I am appalled and shocked that someone I have voted for many times is running this sort of sleazy campaign.
To guard our protections under the Bill of Rights, civil liberties attorneys defend lots of unsavory characters (like Joseph Scheidler) or represent clients who are not Democrats (like Ross Perot) because of the principles at stake. It’s ridiculous to distort this into Raskin not being supportive of abortion rights or Democrats. Abortion rights were not being litigated in the case Ruben cites—the right to demonstrate was. In the other cases, Raskin was fighting against the undue influence of corporate money on our politics.
Ruben either doesn’t understand how our rights are protected or she is deliberately bending the truth for personal gain. Either way, I would prefer someone else representing me. I think Jamie Raskin has earned that place.
— Joan E. Biren
Silver Spring, MD