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

[Jilly_in_VA]

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.

The move by 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.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/02/politics/florida-state-guard-desantis/index.html
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DeSatan is a nazi. Believe it.

[Drum]

1. Crazy Land down there...

[Deuxcents]

2. This gave me pause

When I heard it on the local news. Now, I’m very distressed

[ColinC]

3. I think a lot of states have one of those

But they are entirely voluntary without pay. I wonder how well funded this would be.

[onenote]

35. Most serve as volunteers except when they are called to service

Then they often are compensated. For example, New York pays its State Guard members at a rate comparable to the pay for National Guard members when State Guard members are called to active service.

[ColinC]

42. Makes sense

I worked with a lot in the ca ng when I served, and a lot were in it to fulfill a reserve component that their civilian state job likely requires.

[NowISeetheLight]

4. Brown Shirts...

Reminds me a bit of 1920s Germany and Hitlers rise to power.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturmabteilung

[Firestorm49]

5. Bingo.

[brush]

10. Yep, the little nazi wants power he can personally control.

He's dangerous.

[Baitball Blogger]

24. +1

Look at the mess we have with the Jan. 6th Insurrection. Many of those people facing the music feel like they were betrayed by Trump. They felt like he was the commander and chief and he called for their help.

I imagine the same thing will be repeated with De Santis.

[Takket]

6. nothing distopian at all about governors wanting to raise their own armies

[Diamond_Dog]

7. Sure!

He can deploy them to “monitor” voting! What could go wrong?

[tulipsandroses]

8. An army full Kyle Rittenhouse types

What could go wrong?

[bluestarone]

41. EXACTLY!

That's exactly the type he would want too!

[chowder66]

9. I hope someone in Law Enforcement is watching this guy or a reporter is digging around.

There has to be corruption or law breaking with this POS.

[Bev54]

11. Why am I not the least bit surprised.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

12. Florida

Is getting thier brownshirt army vice police, vilangenties in nazi nightmare. Tyranny uses mercinaries to to control are hellscapes.

Fuck you de satan,evil son of a b

[Blue Owl]

13. K&R for exposure

This lunatic needs to be stopped

[Woodswalker]

14. It will be compromised of untrained local rednecks and yahoos

Not good and not something I would want to see in my town. Guess thats why I live in NY. Shit like that would never fly here

[sarisataka]

17. Yes it would fly

New York has a state guard and naval militia
http://dmna.ny.gov/nyg/

[GP6971]

27. That they do.

My grandfather was a member of the NY state guard. It's more like a Frat club than anything resembling a military unit.

[Woodswalker]

33. If you compare this to anything

That a red state is pushing your wrong. These guys carry water and assist the national guard and are Unarmed.

[sarisataka]

37. It depends on the state

New York is not armed, except for a competition team. Other states can be armed. For example California:

[Hoyt]

15. 200 rubes in DeSantis' organized militia. Take away everyone elses' gunz.

[Harker]

38. Only after a peek at the voter enrollment data. n/to

[Corgigal]

16. Then you're gonna

have to tax the residents down there for their private military. Good luck with that. I’m sure the Mouse will tell the Temp Governor to shove it.

[moondust]

18. "And then we'll secede."

"And then we'll get back to the good ol' days of gettin' rich on the backs of slaves while sippin' our mint juleps. MAGA!"

[Bayard]

29. And they already have a king ready to go at Mar-a-loco.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

19. He needs them to do things that the National Guard cannot legally do.

[blm]

20. Taxpayers subsidizing and arming Proud Boys.

[sarisataka]

21. 22 states already have such a force

That is active and almost all of the rest have inactive forces. Depending on the state it can be as few as one person to several thousand members.

[ColinC]

34. Smrfs

State military reserve forces or something

[sarisataka]

36. State Defense Forces

Although the name varies in some states
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_defense_force

[global1]

22. Next Thing He'll Want Is To Build A Nuclear....

weapon for Florida. The guy has a Tr**p power complex. He's crazy and dangerous.

The people of Florida need to smarten up and vote this guy out of office.

[getagrip_already]

51. Meldrim Thompson tried to get nukes for the NH national guard....

The pentagon refused.

It would be highly unlikely they could legally obtain or possess any.

That at least is a positive.

[dgauss]

23. Then maybe some form of Youth Brigade? You know, young and impressionable.

Seriously, I would not be surprised.

[hadEnuf]

53. Aka, the Hitler Youth.

[badhair77]

25. I don't see good intentions here.

[Kid Berwyn]

26. Floridakorps

Dictators, autocrats, and strongmen thrive on chaos in the beginning of their rise to power. At first they come to that power legally, within domestic law. Once in power the autocrat takes the law and uses it and bends it, eventually shaping it to his will. This is not an easy process and history shows that this phase of totalitarianism can be marked with strife, chaos, and even bloodshed in the streets. Though the law is a bulwark against tyranny it can also advance it.

Continues…

https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2020/09/david-crane-brownshirts-nazi-american-elections/

[ancianita]

59. +1

[DBoon]

28. That way he doesn't have to follow Federal vaccination mandates

or any other Federal requirement.

[Stinky The Clown]

30. Yes. Nazi. Brownshirts.

This should frighten EVERYONE

[Sunsky]

31. That's it

If he isn't voted out next year, I'm moving out of this fcking state. I can't even watch the local news anymore because I can't stand to see his face.

[rockfordfile]

32. yeah he's a Nazi pos

[LiberalFighter]

39. They will consist of the Russian Mafia.

[librechik]

40. Governor DeLusional lets the cat out of the bag.

I just can't. I can't. I picked a bad time to quit Zoloft, that's for sure.

[MineralMan]

43. Brown Uniforms, No Doubt, with Black Ties.

Maybe a couple of lightning bolts to signify their membership in the Florida State Stasi.

[Deminpenn]

44. Wonder what all the Cubans who migrated to FL

to escape Castro will think?

[lindysalsagal]

45. Yknow, already disliked florida

???!!!!?????

[Vinca]

46. I hope the moron realizes said Florida Army would exist under a Democratic governor, too.

Maybe it would be used to put the cult members in deprogramming camps.

[OldBaldy1701E]

57. Wouldn't that be hysterical?

To create this force and then lose the next election to a Democrat who immediately deploys them to make voting safer and to quell stupid riots fostered by the right wing? Who am I kidding, the entire force would quit en masse once someone with a brain got elected.

[AZLD4Candidate]

47. Germans had the Freikorps. DeSantis has his private militia

[Mr. Sparkle]

48. "the flexibility and the ability needed to respond to events in our state in the most effective way"

so ... as in the national guard!

It sounds to me like he is looking to form his own brown shirts. We know his character. All those wannabe dictators are all the same. They need a group of thugs, loyal to him to protect him.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

49. He needs an army alright, to fight coastal flooding, COVID, hurricanes and python infestations.

I nominate tRump for Secretary of Invasive Reptile Control.

Oh wait. He is an invasive reptile..... .....

[DFW]

50. That is one of the most original re-election strategies I have ever heard

Just organize your own militia, paid for with taxpayer money, to kill anyone who challenges your rule.

I guess if old-fashioned voter fraud is not cutting it any more, innovate!

[getagrip_already]

52. Someone should remind them a dem could command them

If the dems win the gov office.......

[hadEnuf]

54. Looks like we may have go teach these good ol' boys another lesson that will last for 150 yrs.

[traitorsgalore]

55. He's gone full-fascist-dictator

Every GOPlague's dream.

[Marcuse]

56. DeSantis recruiting station.

[Buckeyeblue]

58. Camalflouged walkers for everyone