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beachmouse

Beach Fanatic
Dec 5, 2004
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Bluewater Bay, FL
But what if the "illegal activity" isn't in fact illegal? An executive order by a governor may be in conflict with Federal Law or the constitution. See amendment 4 of the U.S. Constitution.

Florida has long been a disaster-prone state and the laws covering restricting movements of people within it during a disaster declaration have been well-vetted. I can remember full lockdowns in the days immediately after a hurricane followed by weeks of disk to dawn curfews including s few times we were kind of racing back home because we'd gone out a bit far and we were trying to get home before curfew.

Heck, Hurricane Michael was less than two years ago and there were parts of Panama City closed to non-residents altogether for more than a month in the name of public safety.

And trying to control disease outbreaks is nothing new here either. Go back 150 years and a little to the east and...

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liz coats

Beach Lover
Jun 19, 2012
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I think a lot of people are not aware that a governor's authority in issuing executive orders is limited and many governors seem to think they have the power of dictators.
 
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