- Hi Jeff
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- I was reading the article about Jeb's Martial Law
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- http://www.rense.com/general14/jebdeclared.htm
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- and I thought I'd do a little digging to see if this
Executive Order was still in effect. A Google search took me to the MyFlorida.com
search page - and this document:
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- http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us/ddl/AttachmentB2.doc
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- It is an attachment to another unknown document in which
Jeb decrees Executive Order 2001-300 into effect. In addition to outlining
further task forces, etc. in the fight against terrorism, EO 2001-300 begins
as such:
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- WHEREAS, on September 11, 2001, I issued Executive Order
01-262 declaring a State of Emergency in Florida by reason of the combination
of terrorist acts that were perpetrated that day; and
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- WHEREAS, Executive Order 01-262 remains in effect;
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- Executive Order 2001-300 was signed on October 11, 2001.
- So at this date EO 01-262 was still in effect.
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- I continued a general search and found there was an Executive
Order search at the MyFlorida.com site. Keying in 01-262 gave me 4 returns:
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- 1. Executive Order 01-262 dated September 11, 2001.
- 2. Executive Order 01-334 dated November 8, 2001 that
extends EO 01-262 a further 60 days.
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- (Note: I am Canadian, and have very little experience
with Florida law (thank God). I wasn't sure how long an Executive Order
would remain in effect for but I deduced from EO 01-334 that unless otherwise
noted an Executive Order will remain in effect for 60 days. If this is
the case it would seem to make the declaration in EO 2001-300 redundant.
Hopefully someone can clarify this.)
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- 3. Executive Order 02-01 dated January 7, 2002 further
extending EO 01-262 another 60 days.
- 4. Executive Order 02-138 dated May 7, 2002 further extending
EO 01-262 another 30 days.
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- There were no other Executive Orders referencing EO 01-262
beyond May 7, 2002, thus it would seem that Martial Law ended in Florida
June 7, 2002. Unless.... Take a close look at numbers 3 and 4.
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- Now like me you probably figured out that from January
to May is more than 60 days. EO 02-138 states that EO 01-262 was 'lately
extended' by another Executive Order, 02-82. I searched for EO 02-82
by number and date (Jan-Mar 2002) and came up with nothing. It would be
interesting to read Executive Order 02-82 to see if it simply extended
EO 01-262 another 60 days or if it went further. Perhaps one of your other
readers can help locate a copy of EO 02-82 and help clear up this mystery.
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- Keep up the good work, Jeff.
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- JT
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