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Home Front: Politix
Ron DeSantis pitches plan to build his own ARMY: Governor wants $3.5 million to create 200-strong Florida State Guard independent from the federal government
2021-12-04
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Two hundred isn’t anything like an army— is it even so much as a battalion?
  • DeSantis pitched the unit - which would be called the Florida State Guard - as a way to give support to the Florida National Guard during emergencies

  • He noted that the force, which he says would start at 200 volunteers, would give him 'the flexibility and the ability needed to respond to events in our state'

  • The Republican governor wants $3.5million to start up the force and train and equip the volunteers

  • However, DeSantis courted controversy when he said one of the benefits of the guard would be that it was 'not encumbered by the federal government'

  • DeSantis, who faces re-election in 2022, was heavily criticized by Democratic rivals Annette Taddeo and Charlie Crist
Posted by:Skidmark

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Posted by: Herb and Company9091   2021-12-04 20:49  

#12   That is the stupidest headline you've ever printed.

Hence the periwinkle response, dear Nero Flating355. We find our amusements where we can in these troubled times.
Posted by: trailing wife   2021-12-04 20:47  

#11  Don't forget the Cajun Navy.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2021-12-04 19:11  

#10   That is the stupidest headline you've ever printed.

Oh, yeah? Hold our collective beers because according to anonymous psychics, 2022 is gonna be a doozie. And since we hoover up news from some of the zaniest places on Earth, nay, the Solar System, your sensibilities are in for a severe bruising. Enjoy!
Posted by: SteveS   2021-12-04 18:42  

#9  #7 - that is the actual article headline. Complain to someone who cares? Perhaps Daily Mail?
Posted by: Frank G   2021-12-04 17:45  

#8  Ok so it's a militia of sorts.
Out of such acorns a mighty oak grew (ask Cornwallis)
Posted by: Merrick Ferret   2021-12-04 15:24  

#7  That is the stupidest headline you've ever printed. The Florida State Guard would have no similarity to an army except for an hierarchy.
Posted by: Nero Flating3555   2021-12-04 15:20  

#6  Prob best practiced.
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-12-04 14:50  

#5  Tennessee has one
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2021-12-04 12:34  

#4  California has the SMR, the state military reserve for exactly the same reason, a housekeeping force and disaster response force. As i recall several hundred retired and former service guys. The uniform is the same, it just says California not US Army.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2021-12-04 12:26  

#3  Texas State Guard
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-12-04 11:17  

#2  Nothing many other states have done. When the Feds nationalize the national guard and send it out of state who's there when natural disasters (you know, like say, a hurricane) hit. That this hit a nerve with the Left clearly shows they know they're playing with fire.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-12-04 07:37  

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Posted by: Skunky Glasing9638   2021-12-04 06:06  

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