2024-08-20T22:11:23Ztag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/thread/post/say-it-ain-t-so-joetag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/1651/53162024-08-20T22:11:23ZSursumCorda<p>I don't think there's anything legal about it, any more than Florida has any legal claim to being called the Sunshine State, as it says on our license plates (several other states actually get more sunshine); nor does Michigan have sole claim on the Great Lakes, nor New Hampshire on granite, nor Rhode Island on the ocean.</p> <p>I'm not certain, but I believe Florida gained the moniker during covid, as being one of the states with the fewest restrictions.</p> <p>For what it's worth, here's the CATO institute's well-documented analysis of freedom (with explanation of their metrics) for the 50 states, in which Florida ranks second (New Hampshire is first). <a href="https://www.freedominthe50states.org/" rel="nofollow noopener">Freedom in the 50 States</a></p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/1651/53152024-08-20T21:35:19ZStephan<p>Ok, you capitalized it, so I'll bite.</p> <p>What is this about Florida being a Free State? I know Bavaria is one, and there's the Free State in South Africa... has Florida changed its constitution making it a Free State? (I'm pretty sure, y'all didn't just abolish slavery in 2024...)</p> <p>I'd always thought those signs were political gimmickry on the taxpayers' dime, but if there is something more substantial behind this new term, I'm interested in what it means, both legally and in practice.</p>