Florida recognizes Gulf of America

Florida Gov. DeSantis refers to Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America" in winter storm order

After President Trump on Monday issued an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis jumped on the idea.

In an order he issued about this week's winter storm, (see link below) DeSantis referred to an "area of low pressure moving across the Gulf of America."

But changing the name of a water body that is integral to Florida might not be so simple.
A computer search of Florida laws shows at least 55 statutes include references to the Gulf of Mexico, while local government ordinances also are tied to the traditional name.

Oh well, everything is doable. Florida lawmakers and DeSantis could have a way to update state laws to change references from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. The Legislature regularly passes what are known as "reviser's bills" that do such things as change terms in laws.

Reviser's bills usually pass easily without controversy.

Read the Order on the storm and the name change to Gulf of America.

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