DeSantis Proposes Civilian Military Force He Would Control - Zerlina. - The Choice

[Rhiannon12866]

Ron DeSantis announces his proposal to reinstate the Florida State Guard, a force that was created during WWII and disbanded in 1947. What are his motivations? David Jolly tries to make sense of it. 12/03/2021.

[patphil]

1. Will they wear brown shirts? Just asking.

[keithbvadu2]

2. His FSG is not what was before. He wants his private army of brown shirts.

Duties
The purpose of the state defense forces, including the FSG, was to fulfil the National Guard's state obligations. This included guarding infrastructure, protecting against sabotage, calming riots, or aiding law enforcement. Although the mainland United States was never invaded during World War II, state defenses would have shared responsibility with the federal military and National Guard in defending American territory had an invasion occurred.

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

[Rhiannon12866]

3. We are no longer at war - at least not against a foreign power.