Posted on 01/01/2021 7:18:51 AM PST by KevinB
The son of Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin has died, the congressman’s office announced Thursday.
Thomas Bloom Raskin, 25, was a graduate of Amherst College and a second-year student at Harvard Law School.
The news release does not list a cause of death.
“Tommy was pure magic. His brilliance and compassion knew no bounds. He passionately loved his family, friends, and animals, and was devoted to the cause of the global poor,” Raskin and his wife, Sarah Bloom Raskin, said in a statement. “We are devastated and demolished to be without him.”
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sisters, Hannah and Tabitha, grandparents, Arlene Bloom and Lynn Raskin, and dozens of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends, the statement said.
“The family is grateful for the outpouring of support and love from neighbors, constituents, and friends but asks everyone to observe strict COVID-19 protocols during this time of grief,” the statement said.
Funeral and memorial service arrangements will be released at a later time.
Raskin, a constitutional law professor, has represented Maryland’s 8th Congressional District, which includes parts of Montgomery, Frederick and Carroll counties since 2016, most recently winning reelection in November.
Raskin rose to national prominence earlier this year for his high-profile role during President Donald Trump’s impeachment.
“It was too long ago that about half of children did not survive to adulthood, death was all to common”
I once heard an anthropologist make a compelling case that the most transformative development in western social cultures was when we had advanced technologically to the point where children surviving birth and infancy became the *expected* outcome. It changed social psychology in almost every aspect, leading to the point of psychotic risk aversion by today’s parents in “elite” circles. “If it saves just one life” became the motto of Fascist Karenism everywhere.
I agree with everything that you write, except the second sentence.
Jamie Raskin is a low life piece of shit, and anything that happened to him to make his life miserable, will get no sympathy or sorrow from me.
So the turd died from a drug overdose AKA Covid-19.
If it was COVID they would almost certainly have said so. Then the media would blame it on Trump.
If it were a Republican family, the cause of death would be in the headline, particularly if it were something embarrassing.
That said, no parent should have to experience this, although many do.
PING!
That pretentious self-righteous crap told me right away what side this rep was on.
I actually didn’t know the name of one of our reps. Geesh. He took over for Van Hollen, and I never heard it.
RIP.
He's also the RAT chosen to overturn the Iowa Congressional race later this month.
... “If it saves just one life” became the motto of Fascist Karenism everywhere.
Bingo, must remember that line
He’s my “rep” and was just on CPAN whining about Trump supporters attacking our Most Holy Government. I’d spit on him but he’s not worth the effort.
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