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                         “Get thee from our city … ”

Even though the Mayor of Inglis, Florida [1] banned Satan [2] from entering
the town, I seriously have doubts as to the power the Mayor has over such
supernatual beings. Sure, you might have the major ingresses covered by such
proclamations (according to legend, vampires cannot enter one's home unless
explicitely invited) but does that cover city limits in their entirety? What
about areas not covered by roads?

And given that Satan supposedly lives below, shouldn't she have buried the
proclamations? Okay, so maybe it's a metaphorical below so that might not
work. But still, the whole notion is rather silly. It's the Mayor for crying
out loud—here in the States, we have this bit in the Constitution separating
Church and State.

Now, had the head of the local church done that …

[1] http://www.travelhero.com/search.cfm/country/US/state/FL/city/INGLIS/hotels/reservations/
[2] http://www.stpetersburgtimes.com/2002/01/29/TampaBay/Inglis__Mayor_acted_a.shtml

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