Request for Katharine Harris Vanity (anyone want to start a live thread?)

The Daily Bugle | 9/3/02 | Section9

[section9]

I'm given to understand that the Leon County District Court is to hand down a ruling today on Hill's petition that Katherine Harris be thrown off the ballot.

Would any Sarasota or Tallahassee Freepers be so kind as to give us the birdseye lowdown on the decision, if any, today, and when it might come down? Harris' race is crucial to helping maintain control of the House and, in addition, would provide a measure of revenge against the Democrats who attempted to destroy her person.

Thank you in advance for any assistance in this regard.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[kinganamort]

"He may not be the perfect candidate, but he is one of us and we should stop this cannibalization." then he shouldn't be going after members of his own party! many more qualified candidates(like tramm who would have rocked!) pulled back for katherine, if katherine isn't our woman hill certainly isn't (cannibalizing his own party)... "Second, I did some research and this suit does have merit whether we like it or not. Please reference Florida statute Section 99.012(6) which states that a Circuit Court of the State of Florida has the authority to order the removal from the ballot of the name of a candidate for public office who does not comply with Florida’s public official resignation requirements." Yes, but state law cannot remove a candidate for federal office, not to mention the resignation law only applys to state office holders running for state office. And the resignation law states that she was "automatically and irrevocably" resigned on the day she qualified for congress, automatically does not mean she had to send a letter, she simply did that to be polite. Yes I agree the issue should be cleared before the primary so that there could at least be a republican on the ballot if the dems went after her after the primary, but there really is nothing she did wrong, so it doesn't matter.

[kinganamort]

my bad let me try again lol

"He may not be the perfect candidate, but he is one of us and we should stop this cannibalization."

then he shouldn't be going after members of his own party! many more qualified candidates(like tramm who would have rocked!) pulled back for katherine, if katherine isn't our woman hill certainly isn't (cannibalizing his own party)...

"Second, I did some research and this suit does have merit whether we like it or not. Please reference Florida statute Section 99.012(6) which states that a Circuit Court of the State of Florida has the authority to order the removal from the ballot of the name of a candidate for public office who does not comply with Florida’s public official resignation requirements."

Yes, but state law cannot remove a candidate for federal office, not to mention the resignation law only applys to state office holders running for state office. And the resignation law states that she was "automatically and irrevocably" resigned on the day she qualified for congress, automatically does not mean she had to send a letter, she simply did that to be polite.

Yes I agree the issue should be cleared before the primary so that there could at least be a republican on the ballot if the dems went after her after the primary, but there really is nothing she did wrong, so it doesn't matter.

[Theyknow]

How would the issue have been resolved early if Hill didn't bring suit? The RATS would have brought an action when it had the greatest advantage for them. Where in the statute does it say that the 99.012(6) only applies to state office holders?

[Always Right]

The statue does apply, but the penalty for this case is clearly spelled out:

f)1. The failure of an officer who qualifies for federal public office to submit a resignation pursuant to this subsection constitutes an automatic irrevocable resignation, effective immediately, from the office he or she presently holds.

The penalty for possible removal from the ballot is questionalble as if it applies.

[kinganamort]

read it! and thats exactly what im saying it wouldnt have been, but since she didnt violate laws it didnt matter.

[kinganamort]

f)1. The failure of an officer who qualifies for federal public office to submit a resignation pursuant to this subsection constitutes an automatic irrevocable resignation, effective immediately, from the office he or she presently holds.

it doesn't say a darn thing about the office being persued just that she would automatically be resigned from the current office, which she already took care of

[lonestar]

Sounds like she was automatically "resigned" when she qualified as a congressional candidate and could owe FL two weeks pay (if she collected it) and that's about it.

[JulieRNR21]

The liberal pro Gore media 'touched up' Katherine's pictures to make her look like Cruella....when she pointed out the fraud...they stopped....that's why she looks more natural now!

I think she even writes about it in her book......I know she told me the story when I met her because I remarked that I was wearing more make-up than she was.

[kinganamort]

zactly

[kinganamort]

still noone has heard anything? nothing in news about it.

[OldFriend]

Well, I, for one, am jealous that you got to meet Katherine Harris. The woman is such a class act.

Please do let us know when this little tempest in a teapot is settled.

GO KATHERINE GO

[JulieRNR21]

Hey...I'm chewing my fingernails....wonder why there is no news? Wasn't the Judge supposed to rule today?

[Libertina]

I just received a campaign pledge request from her over email, so perhaps this means they know her campaign is a GO! Hope so.

[Joe Brower]

No news yet. Hope that's good news.

[Joe Brower]

There is a poll on today's main page of the online SHT website (remember, that's "Sarasota Herald-Tribune"!). It's in the middle column about halfway down the page.

The question asked is, "Should Katherine Harris be allowed to run for Congress?". So far it's about 50/50 between "Yes. She didn't break the law" and "No.".

Vote early. Vote often!

Click HERE to take the poll.

[NautiNurse]

I am really surprised the results are an even split. Yikes!

[section9]

Why are you surprised?

This is an Internet poll. It has no statistical validity and no standing. Not only is it being Freeped, but I can guarantee you it's being DUmped by our friends in DUmpsterville.

Online polls are garbage. Period.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[Joe Brower]

Check this out, y'all:

Votes for Harris could be tossed out

[floriduh voter]

TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION ARGUMENT? Sounds like it to me. The dems can only win if they cheat. Do Sarasotans have to sue the elections supervisor and file an appeal? Good luck.

If anyone in your area has time to start a FR membership drive by asking your friends to join FR so you can organize protests and phone calls, letter writing, that's all that I can think of at this time.

If each of you in Sarasota simply gets one or two people to join FR, then you could accomplish something without necessarily having to start a chapter.

[floriduh voter]

There will be no elective office for Secretary of State once the fellow who stepped in temporarily is gone. The Department of State WILL HAVE NO ELECTIVE OFFICE. Katherine Harris using common sense and logic deduced that since the position she held was NO LONGER AN ELECTIVE OFFICE, the piece of paper was not applicable but she did sign it within weeks anyway. She did not do it with malicious intent or intent to deceive.

Look what Clinton did but it didn't rise to the level, blah, blah, blah. There's lots of case law out there KH's attorneys can use. THIS IS JUST MORE SCAPEGOATING OF KH.

If there was no elective office, then the paperwork she didn't sign by a date certain was moot. That can be argued convincingly when they view this in its entirety and there were no damages to persons running for that elective office because IT IS NOT GOING TO EXIST...