This executive order by Governor Hodges of South Carolina is funny:
WHEREAS, according to U.S.
Attorney General John Ashcroft, a
"known terrorist" with connections to
al Qaeda who allegedly planned to
build and explode a radioactive "dirty
bomb" in the United States has been
recently captured by federal authorities
and is presently being detained as an
enemy combatant in Charleston, South
Carolina;
WHEREAS, a "dirty bomb" is a
conventional incendiary device laced
with radioactive materials that upon
detonation scatters and disperses
radioactive particles into the
atmosphere, thereby exposing
potentially thousands of persons to
radiation;
WHEREAS, weapons-grade plutonium
is a primary ingredient utilized in
creating dirty bombs;
WHEREAS, the United States
Department of Energy has publicly
announced that it will begin sending
truck shipments of weapons-grade
plutonium to the Savannah River Site
located in Aiken and Barnwell
Counties, South Carolina as soon as
June 15, 2002; WHEREAS, when, in
the Governor's opinion, a danger
exists to the person or property of any
citizen and the peace and tranquility of
the State or of any political subdivision
or particular area of the State
designated by him is threatened, the
Governor shall declare an emergency
and may take such measures and do
all and every act and thing which he
may deem necessary in order to
prevent violence or threats of violence
to the person or property of citizens of
the State and to maintain peace,
tranquility and good order, pursuant to
§ 1-3-410, et seq., of the South
Carolina Code of Law
(visa Josh Marshall)
