[the invisib1e hand]

here's my take on this. it's stupid.

since when is the approach -- nay, the possibility of an approach -- of a hurricane an emergency?

Does everyone appreciate just what happens to your cherished (and very much taken for granted) civil rights when the executive declares a state of emergency?

Think of the very term: state of emergency. You cease to live in the state of Florida (or wherever) -- you now live in the "state of Emergency." Have you read it's constitution? Did you elect its government, or vote on its laws? Do you know what your rights are in that state?

Do you really want to live in the State of Emergency?

[the invisib1e hand]

it's

wanton apostrophe alert.

[bill1952]

since when is the approach -- nay, the possibility of an approach -- of a hurricane an emergency?

Apparently, you do not live here.

The declaring of a SOE helps us quite a bit, in many ways, notwithstanding your paranoid blather.

This hurricane IS hitting Florida, and we are thankful for Jeb Bush.

[SE Mom]

Actually- I'm quite content to live in Florida's "state of emergency" for a few days. Because we have an ADULT as governor here in Florida- he plans ahead- and has gotten to be very adept at handling these hurricanes.

Why so early? Because unlike NOLA- Florida knows it takes time to mobilize and prepare. If Jeb declared a SOE tomorrow as it was hitting the state- no one would be ready.