Legislators must get busy with repeal of House Bill 6 Everyone, even Trump, has a right to legal representation
I respond to the Thursday Dispatch article “House GOP split on how to repeal HB 6.” Republicans wanting to keep this law “as good policy” should be willing to post their names in The Dispatch so their constituents can see who they are and their opinions.
More open and transparent conversation could shine a light because legislators certainly are not listening to the public (you know, the ones paying for this nonsense).
Sen. Matt Dolan, R-chagrin Falls, is correct: If you are going to revisit the bill (and you should), then revisit all parts of the bill. Quit stalling!
Shaaron Fisher, Westerville
Various law firms, including Porter Wright, Jones Day, and Snell & Wilmer, have withdrawn from representing the Trump campaign in various legal challenges across the country over the outcome of the election. It’s reported that these decisions were made because the firms have been the target of social media posts from members of the legal community, public interest groups and others urging potential clients to boycott the firms (“Columbus firm facing backlash over GOP voter-fraud suits,” Dispatch.com article, last Wednesday).
Every person/organization/institution has the right to legal representation. Each day lawyers are called upon to represent unsavory characters or people/ organizations accused of a crime or who seek some type of legal remedy if they believe they were wronged. What would the legal system come to if, due to outside pressure, the people/organizations in those situations who are entitled to legal counsel were prevented from obtaining it?
Regardless of one’s political leanings, the pressure to deny the right to legal counsel should send chills down the spine of anyone who believes in a system of justice. After all, at some point it could be the side you are rooting for that’s being assailed.
Robert Brooks, Columbus