<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-Mail-URLShareSharedContentClass" style="position: relative !important; "><div class="original-url"><span style="font-size: 21px; font-family: Palatino, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.4; "><b>FLORIDA CONSIDERS ELIMINATING LAWS ALTOGETHER</b></span></div><div id="article" class="auto-hyphenated" style="-webkit-hyphens: auto; "><div class="page" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Palatino, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.4; text-align: justify; "><p style="font-size: 16px; "><img alt="Florida-lawless-290.jpeg" width="290" height="290" style="float: left; margin-right: 12px; max-width: 100%; " id="b6b2b5c5-e787-41b4-b631-0ea71e58ebd4" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:0B48FCAA-77D7-4BF0-BB7B-D7EA31A043D5@att.net"></p><p style="font-size: 16px; "><b>TALLAHASSEE</b> —Arguing that its current system of laws is out of step with life in today’s Florida, a growing chorus of lawmakers in the state are arguing for a measure that would eliminate laws altogether.</p><p style="font-size: 16px; ">“Florida is rife with laws that say ‘Do this, don’t do that,’ ” said Gov. Rick Scott, a supporter of the measure. “Speaking as a Floridian, I have found it exhausting pretending to obey them.”</p><div style="font-size: 16px; "><p>There is broad support in the state for abolishing laws, according to a poll commissioned by the political action committee Citizens For a Lawless Florida.</p><p>According to that poll, a majority of Floridians favor ridding the state of laws, while a sizable number did not know that the state had any.</p><p>“We’ve been trying to remove laws piecemeal for the past few decades, but this measure seems like the most efficient way to take care of the whole problem,” Gov. Scott said.</p><p>For those who fear that eradicating Florida’s laws would wreak havoc on life in the state, Gov. Scott offered this reassurance: “Honestly, I don’t think you’ll notice a difference.”</p><p><br></p></div></div></div></span><span class="Apple-Mail-URLShareUserContentBottomClass" style="line-height: 14px !important; text-align: left !important; "></span></body></html>