[Lnc-business] FL pauses reopening

[Steven Nekhaila]

Hello All,

Florida has a phased system which is a county by county initiative. So 
for instance, Florida can be in Phase II out of III, but some counties 
might remain in Phase I depending on the severity of cases. So far, 
those counties have been Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, 
while Monroe (Florida Keys) has been imitating Miami-Dade's 
restrictions. Orlando/Orange County has not seen the case levels of 
South Florida and has remained on a steady path towards Phase III with 
the rest of the State and is currently in Phase II.

What is important to understand is that the major blockade has been the 
self-isolation/self-quarantine for citizens from CT, LA, NJ and NY. This 
has been enforced via checkpoints on I-10 (Louisiana) and I-95 (main 
highway from the NE of the US). The checkpoint on I-10 was recently 
lifted, and on my way back from North Carolina last Saturday I noticed 
that the checkpoint on I-95 was not activated and cars were free to 
pass. I do not know the state of airport checkpoints for flights from 
those destinations at this time, however, it is up to local 
municipalities to enforce such laws. It is my understanding that Orlando 
PD is not enforcing state mandated quarantines in their municipality. 
Also, the theme parks are now reopened in Orlando at 50% capacity.

The State has been moving towards reopening for both political and 
economic reasons. The Republican National Committee has decided to move 
their convention to Jacksonville for August, and the State continues to 
inch towards reopening. It is my recommendation that State Chairs supply 
their delegates with letters with the purpose of their travel being for 
political purposes related to the First Amendment freedom of expression 
and assemble in regards to essential election activity in the event they 
are detained during a checkpoint. I don't foresee major issues or 
changes, especially when driving.

In Liberty,

Steven Nekhaila
Region 2 Representative
Libertarian National Committee

Impotentes defendere libertatum non possunt
"Those without power cannot defend freedom"

On 2020-06-16 07:11 AM, Richard Longstreth via Lnc-business wrote:
> Good morning!
> 
> See the article below. It is verifiable with several sources. Does FL
> remaining in phase 2 and not proceeding to phase 3 affect our event at 
> all?
> 
> https://abcnews.go.com/US/miami-pauses-reopening-floridas-coronavirus-cases-rise/story?id=71254648
> 
> Steve, can you share some insight from the ground?
> 
> Richard Longstreth
> Region 1 Representative (AK, AZ, CO, HI, KS, MT, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY)
> Libertarian National Committee
> richard.longstreth at lp.org
> 931.538.9300
> 
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