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    Default DeSantis proposes a new civilian military force in Florida that he would control

    DeSatan and his blood thirsty mob should consider the following before possibly waging war on Florida as federal property:

    State national guards or militias are linked to the federal government and possibly to avoid tyrannical governors to engage in acts that are a threat to society and Democracy:

    Is Army National Guard state or federal?

    The National Guard is an integral component of the U.S. military that is uniquely empowered to respond to both domestic crises and overseas conflicts. Over its nearly four-hundred-year history, the Guard has transformed from a loose collection of colonial militias into a well-trained and equipped force of civilian soldiers.

    The Guard is also distinctive in that it can be controlled by both state and federal leaders, a command structure that has generated controversy in recent decades. An unprecedented number of Guard members deployed in 2020 to help authorities respond to natural disasters, the coronavirus pandemic, and historic anti-racism protests. In early 2021, the Guard was called on again to restore order after a mob loyal to President Donald J. Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, and an unprecedented number of Guard members have been deployed to secure President-Elect Joe Biden’s inauguration."

    https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/uni...national-guard

    St, Petersburg, Florida (CNN)Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to reestablish a World War II-era civilian military force that he, not the Pentagon, would control.

    DeSantis pitched the idea Thursday as a way to further support the Florida National Guard during emergencies, like hurricanes. The Florida National Guard has also played a vital role during the pandemic in administering Covid-19 tests and distributing vaccines.
    But in a nod to the growing tension between Republican states and the Biden administration over the National Guard, DeSantis also said this unit, called the Florida State Guard, would be "not encumbered by the federal government." He said this force would give him "the flexibility and the ability needed to respond to events in our state in the most effective way possible." DeSantis is proposing bringing it back with a volunteer force of 200 civilians, and he is seeking $3.5 million from the state legislature in startup costs to train and equip them.
    States have the power to create defense forces separate from the national guard, though not all of them use it. If Florida moves ahead with DeSantis' plan to reestablish the civilian force, it would become the 23rd active state guard in the country, DeSantis' office said in a press release, joining California, Texas and New York. These guards are little-known auxiliary forces with origins dating back to the advent of state militias in the 18th century. While states and the Department of Defense share control of the National Guard, state guards are solely in the power of a governor.
    The proposal from DeSantis comes on the heels of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's directive warning that National Guard members who refuse to get vaccinated against the coronavirus will have their pay withheld and barred from training. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, had requested an exemption for guard members in his state, which Austin denied.
    Democrats in Florida immediately expressed alarm at DeSantis' announcement. US Rep. Charlie Crist, who is running as a Democrat to challenge the governor in 2022, tweeted, "No Governor should have his own handpicked secret police."
    State Sen. Annette Taddeo, another gubernatorial candidate, wrote on Twitter that DeSantis was a "wannabe dictator trying to make his move for his own vigilante militia like we've seen in Cuba."
    The Florida State Guard was created in 1941 during World War II as a temporary force to fill the void left behind when the Florida National Guard was deployed to assist in the US combat efforts. It was disbanded after the war ended, but the authority for a governor to establish a state defense force remained.
    "Reestablishing the Florida State Guard will allow civilians from all over the state to be trained in the best emergency response techniques and have the ability to mobilize very, very quickly," DeSantis said during a visit to Pensacola on Thursday.
    State guards are typically deployed to respond during a disaster, though governors have found other reasons to call them into action.
    In 2015, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott used the Texas state guard to monitor federal military exercises in his state, responding to what was at the time a fast-growing conspiracy theory that the federal government was using Walmart parking lots to prepare for a future state of martial law. Abbott said the guards were just collecting information to keep Texans safe during the multi-week exercises.
    Florida law authorizes the governor to maintain a defense force as "necessary to assist the civil authorities in maintaining law and order," meaning DeSantis would have another force to respond to unrest that may erupt in the future. DeSantis swiftly deployed the Florida National Guard to major cities after protests and violence broke out in response to the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota.
    DeSantis has also stationed Florida National Guard troops at the Texas-Mexico border and sent them to Washington, DC, to help protect the US Capitol during the inauguration of President Joe Biden.
    The announcement on Thursday came during a broader rollout of DeSantis' plan to bolster Florida's National Guard, which included $100 million in funding proposals to establish three new armories, build a new headquarters for the National Guard Counter Drug Program and provide support for Florida National Guardsmen seeking higher-education degrees.

    https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/02/polit...zq9l6U_eo_ihv4
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    Maybe a Florida State Guard could be used to hunt down and kick out the illegal immigrants that are deposited into Florida in the wee hours . They could be given a one way ticket to sanctuary cities where they can enjoy diplomatic immunity from criminal activity including violent crime.
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    Quote Originally Posted by anonymoose View Post
    Maybe a Florida State Gard could be used to hunt down and kick out the illegal immigrants that are deposited into Florida in the wee hours . They could be given a one way ticket to sanctuary cities where they can enjoy diplomatic immunity from criminal activity including violent crime.
    What about kicking out the GQP enablers of covid crimes against humanity that have already enabled 3.6 million covid cases and over 60,000 deaths in Florida, which is a type of mass murder that no illegal immigrant has ever enacted on U.S. society. Yet your former lawlessly hacked in and Putin's bitch tRump did say that stupid people like him who continues to suck his stupid, uneducated and easy to manipulate idiots dry of their money. This includes draining their accounts who were stupid enough to give tRump their money along with their account information.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gemini104104 View Post
    What about kicking out the GQP enablers of covid crimes against humanity that have already enabled 3.6 million covid cases and over 60,000 deaths in Florida, which is a type of mass murder that no illegal immigrant has ever enacted on U.S. society. Yet your former lawlessly hacked in and Putin's bitch tRump did say that stupid people like him who continues to suck his stupid, uneducated and easy to manipulate idiots dry of their money. This includes draining their accounts who were stupid enough to give tRump their money along with their account information.
    Stop reading after first ten words.

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    Quote Originally Posted by anonymoose View Post
    Stop reading after first ten words.
    Hunting down innocent people and forcing them into basically sanctuary concentration camps is un-American and un-Constitutional as a tRump insurgency type of more crimes against humanity. There, I considered those asinine beyond your first ten words.

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