Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Formation of Florida State Guard

A lot of conservatives are cheering this on but what happens when(it will happen sooner or later don’t kid yourself) a Democrat becomes governor of Florida?>>>>>>>>>>>>>

If that alleged future liberal governor attempts to run Florida the same way Newsome runs California, then he is not a “liberal”. He is a progressive. As such Conservative Republicans in Florida would simply arrrange to resist and disobey any future progressive governor of Florida. IMHO he would not live very long if he did not follow policies established by his predecessor.

A lot of conservatives are cheering this on but what happens when(it will happen sooner or later don’t kid yourself) a Democrat becomes governor of Florida?>>>>>>>>>>>>>

If that alleged future liberal governor attempts to run Florida the same way Newsome runs California, then he is not a “liberal”. He is a progressive. As such Conservative Republicans in Florida would simply arrrange to resist and disobey any future progressive governor of Florida. IMHO he would not live very long politically if he did not follow policies established by his predecessor.

“State Guard people probably don’t shoot nearly as much on their own time, don’t bring their personal stuff to train with, and have a much higher average age than Marion’s troops.”

Hey, a State Guard is a good thing, not a bad one. Where are you coming from, other than a bunch of assumptions as to who will be in it. Patriots will be in it, that’s who. Good for starters.

Oh, I fully agree having them is a good thing, my point is that they need more funding/attention, and should be structured as an actual military force. I've been in the TXNG for several years, and one unit I was in had State Guard based at the same location. Another unit somewhat worked with some State Guard during Harvey.

They're not bad guys at all, but TMD (TX Military Dept) doesn't utilize the State Guard nearly as well as they do the NG. State Guard is an unarmed force (I actually didn't realize they aren't officially armed at all), don't have any military training required (they have a basic orientation training, but that's it), and aren't anything close to what people think of with "military". They're more humanitarian/civil affairs assistance, not much more. They aren't even a 'militia', really. They have zero combat component.

Most of the State Guard is either guys who retired out of NG/AD, but still want to do something, and guys who weren't eligible to enlist for health reasons or such. Again, nothing against them, they just aren't structured as what most people would consider to be a 'military' force.

https://tmd.texas.gov/texas-state-guard-faq

I would recommend reading page 166 of Robert Bork’s Slouching Toward Gomorra.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

yes, a must read book for any conservative or libertarian.

You can download ( 10 MB) the whole book right here for free:

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