The people over at Buzzflash.com pointed out this part of her latest fundraising letter in Sarasota:
"I want to work for you in Congress because I believe we face a historic opportunity in this new year. As Florida's Secretary of State, I honored the rule of law during the 2000 Presidential election. I know I did what was right and I have no regrets. But, because I followed the law, I am the target of unrelenting partisan attacks. That is why I need your help today. Please join our team, Katherine Harris for Congress, and help me run a winning campaign."
The claim that she "honored the rule of law", may, in fact, be technically correct, due to the vagueness and sponginess of Florida's campaign laws. It does leave out something important, though. Harris used her position as an elected cabinet member to influence the outcome of the Presidential Election. She did so without regard to voting rights, fairness, or ethics. She twisted a vague law to make it look like she had no choice but to certify the election. It also leaves out that she went out of here way to convince the Florida Supreme Court that there was no basis for a recount.
The letter also conveniently ignores that she allowed computers in her offices to be used by Republican campaign operatives, and that she composed campaign documents on her State supplied computer in violation of Florida election law. It also ignores the fact that the most senior election official in the state was also the co-chair of the campaign that she twisted the rules to help.
Check out http://www.buzzflash.com/editorial/2002/04/17_Harris.html for more.