“On the governor’s shopping list were helicopters, boats, police powers and reportedly even cellphone-hacking technology for a force outside of federal jurisdiction, and accountable directly to him.
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“Haas also seemed to confirm the veterans’ assertion that the state guard’s brief had changed. It was a “military organization”, he said, that will be used for “aiding law enforcement with riots and illegal immigration”.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/15/ron-desantis-florida-state-guard-militia-veterans-quit

#florida #desantis #militia #brownshirts #stormtroopers

What if the GOP's support of #GunRights is actually directed toward this end? They have the police already, but the police are at least somewhat constrained by law, for now. They need #Brownshirts as well. Or to fall back on US history, they need an unorganized militia.

I'm sure they're trying to infiltrate the military, but they will probably have far better success with their own #NationalGuard units.