I do not want to quibble over language, but it is not us saying you are forever shut off. If we did nothing, you could be shut off, if we did not pass a piece of legislation here. What Florida is doing now, plus those who want to do it, they would be shut off. I guess I am just trying to see where is the nonaction--if we did no action, nothing would happen, you would not have flow control.
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