Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced his recommendation to reestablish the Florida State Guard, which is an inactive state defense force that operated during WWII.
The FSG served as a stateside replacement for the Florida National Guard during their deployment abroad.
The state of Florida funded the FSG, so they weren’t bound by federal red tape and were available upon request of the governor.
Although the FSG was disbanded, Florida law allows the governor to maintain a Florida state defense force.
The Biden Administration has directly threatened the state of Florida’s ability to respond to civil emergencies due to the National Guard COVID-19 jab mandate.
As witnessed in Oklahoma, the federal government’s actions threaten to push active National Guard members from service:
“This mandate ensures that many Oklahoma National Guard members will simply quit instead of getting a vaccine, a situation that will irreparably harm Oklahomans’ safety and security,” reads the complaint. https://t.co/uwp6N05KUK
— The Hill (@thehill) December 3, 2021
The state of #Oklahoma, its Attorney General John O’Connor, @GovStitt, and 16 members of the state’s #NationalGuard are suing the Biden administration in an attempt to block the enforcement of its #VaccineMandate. https://t.co/0iCz4W1GJg
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) December 3, 2021
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin denied a request from Oklahoma's governor to exempt his state's National Guard members from the Pentagon's Covid-19 vaccine mandate. https://t.co/Pg9D1ewNe6
— CNN (@CNN) November 30, 2021
In light of federal government overreach, Governor DeSantis took the proactive step to recommend reestablishing the FSG.
That allows the Florida governor to have a state defense force under his command to ensure a speedy response to hurricanes or other disasters.
The civilian volunteer force will have the ability to assist the National Guard in state-specific emergencies.
Watch the announcement below:
BREAKING: @GovRonDeSantis to recommend Re-Establishing the Florida State Guard pic.twitter.com/UMghfk7Gas
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) December 2, 2021
Notice where Governor DeSantis points out that other states utilize these capabilities to respond to state-specific emergencies.
The hysterical mainstream media conveniently ignored this fact and used the announcement to accuse DeSantis of preparing for civil war.
Unsurprisingly, CNN ran the ridiculous headline titled “DeSantis Proposes a New Civilian Military Force in Florida That He Would Control.”
CNN successfully propagandized division and hatred over a simple announcement to better prepare the state for disaster relief.
From 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.
Leftist pundits compared the reestablishment of the defunct WWII-era defense force to Nazi gestapo or a personal secret police.
WTAF?! Ok Real America. Please RT this WIDELY. ONLY refer to these new State paramilitary militias & insurrectionists with the proper Hashtag #TrumpsRedArmy https://t.co/iCKQ4zofII
— Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) December 3, 2021
Wanna be totalitarian #DeathSantis wants to spend millions in taxpayer money to create his own state militia.
The beginning of the GQP Red Army.#TrumpsRedArmy #GQPDomesticTerrorists #DemVoice1 #ONEV1 #Fresh #ResistanceUnited #Dems4USA https://t.co/jO1sIklnNW— Natalie (@Nat4Democracy) December 3, 2021
Ron DeSantis wants to create a civilian Militia force which is under his control and not the Defense Department! #DeSantis wants a modern day #Gestapo! This is batshit crazy! #Florida better vote him out in 2022 before its too late!! #DeathSantis #Fascism
— Dan "I Stand With Ukraine" P (@ddanpereira) December 3, 2021
Why does this blowhard need his own personal militia? Plotting a coup? https://t.co/2OWRlFaz6L
— The National Memo (@NationalMemo) December 3, 2021
Let’s bring the leftist media back down to reality.
First off, other states, including California and New York, have active state defenses.
Are liberal utopias preparing for civil war too?
Hysterical Media Members Accuse Ron DeSantis of Building His Own 'Militia' to Prepare for 'Civil War' https://t.co/EtAoupLb1b
— RedState (@RedState) December 3, 2021
'Wannabe dictator': Dems aghast after Gov. Ron DeSantis proposes Florida State Guard, even though 22 other states already have such forces https://t.co/FPgYB2M8D6
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) December 3, 2021
Obeidallah didn’t read the article.
Then he got ratioed and pretended that he knew what he was talking about all along.
“DeSantis personal militia.” How do these people function? https://t.co/oiRxewTaXr pic.twitter.com/k2hqJGX5Ek
— Max (@MaxNordau) December 3, 2021
DeSantis starting his own state militia is exactly the direction states need to go in the coming months against a tyrannical Fed.
— Daniel Horowitz (@RMConservative) December 2, 2021
CNN buried that fact deep in their article:
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.
In reality, the reestablishment of the FSG helps the state of Florida bypass the federal government to respond to emergencies.
Since Biden is too busy enacting COVID-19 jab mandates, Governor DeSantis is taking the initiative to protect Floridians.
This is actually a good article in @SunSentinel by David Lyons (he's not on Twitter). Thanks for doing research and including historical context!
The Florida State Guard was a World War II-era defense force. Here’s why Gov. DeSantis wants to revive it. https://t.co/qVmpzU3JpV
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) December 3, 2021
I don't see how it's aggressive to say "Let Us Alone."
Most normal people do not want big government interfering in their lives. https://t.co/oSseUWkGGR
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) December 3, 2021
"Comparing a state force of 200 volunteers with paramilitary forces from which hundreds of thousands of Latin Americans have fled is not only inaccurate, it minimizes the damage that paramilitary groups have done." https://t.co/OaPwesOs6T via @ElAmerican_ @DanielEChangC
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) December 3, 2021
As The Epoch Times noted:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Dec. 2 that he will be reinstating the Florida State Guard and will be seeking $3.5 million in the budget to do it.
The state guard was formed in 1941 and filled in for the Florida National Guard troops when they were deployed during World War II.
In the late 1940s, the unit was disbanded.
The governor said he wanted “to make sure we have the flexibility—and the ability needed—to respond to events in our state in the most effective way possible.”
He added that will require Florida to have access to, and use of, support in ways that don’t require the federal government.
The state guard would answer to the governor with no federal deployment, or missions, and would receive no federal dollars.
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