'Inflection point': Gov. Ron DeSantis sends Florida National, State Guard to Texas

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: USA Today

Gov. Ron DeSantis is sending Florida National Guard and State Guard members to Texas to assist with placing razor wire along the southern border, DeSantis announced Thursday.

The Supreme Court ruled last week that the federal government had the power to remove razor wire and other barriers the Texas government erected at the border, but Texas National Guard continued placing the wire last week.

Florida will send up to 1,000 National Guard members and State Guard volunteers to assist Texas "relatively shortly."

“The goal is to help Texas fortify this border, help them strengthen the barricades, help them add barriers, help them add the wire that they need to so that we can stop this invasion once and for all,” DeSantis said from Jacksonville’s Cecil Airport Thursday morning. “And the states have to band together.”

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/inflection-point-gov-ron-desantis-173633625.html

[Mr.Bill]

1. So he's sending state troops

to help another governor force a confrontation with federal border patrol agents.

He wants a war with the federal government and just a few weeks ago he wanted to be president of that federal government.

This man shouldn't be president of an HOA.

[Sancho]

2. Wait a minute!! What will Florida do if the coast is invaded??

[Deuxcents]

4. Yeah! If the Bahamas want to invade, this would be a perfect time.

Seriously. I expect lawsuits and if not, why not?

[Evolve Dammit]

3. Armed insurrection??

[onetexan]

10. Something's up...i sense theyre up to no gpod

[CanonRay]

5. Hey Florida taxpayers

What's the daily cost of keeping 1000 guard members in Texas. Let's see...150,000 a night lodging, another 100,000 per diem. Vehicle costs; fuel, maintenance etc. Let's round it off a 2 million a week.!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

8. It's our money.

National Guard units are funded 95% by federal dollars

[CanonRay]

13. I doubt the "state guard" is. I cannot imagine the feds paying their travel costs out of state.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

14. 122 members in little Trump's state guard. If he sends them all.

https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/idalia-landfall-led-to-first-deployment-of-florida-state-guard-since-end-of-wwii

[markodochartaigh]

16. "Small government" DeSantis increased funding 10x

After DeSantis revived the volunteer force in 2022, the size of the State Guard was expanded from up to 400 members to 1,500 members last year, and the Legislature increased its funding from $10 million to $107.6 million, including covering the costs of five aircraft and boats.

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/revived-by-gov-ron-desantis-florida-state-guard-could-get-go-ahead-outside-state/

[CanonRay]

19. And if they are not going home at night (e.g. in Texas)

they have to be paid per diem and lodging costs. The border towns will make a fortune off this, just like they did when Texas sent all the state troopers there. The McAllen airport hotels were full of them then.

[Martin68]

6. Sounds like the opening moves in a civil war.

It all comes down to how the National Guard responds when confronted by federal officers.

[OAITW r.2.0]

7. Federal Government is in charge of our US Border.

So we have a consistent and coherent Border/immigration policy in all 50 States.

[Elessar Zappa]

15. There won't be a civil war,

All of this is performative, Biden won’t take the bait.

[Martin68]

17. If Federal agents are denied access to the border, Biden has to take action.

[Polybius]

33. He hasn't yet

If he doesn't by March, then he won't take action this year.

[oldmanlynn]

18. Agreed. Just ignore the fools

While also pointing out the asylum laws and what being a good decent American means.

It doesnt mean killing immigrants

Also keep reiterating the border security bill in the senate and how republicans dont want it because they couldnt scream invasion and biden open borders

[Mr. Mustard 2023]

28. I like your approach and think it is...

...the best way. I think it will be effective too. May take some time, but it'll get through that Republicons refused to fix the border with their own demands. Keep saying it. I would bet Dems are going to pound this message too.

[andym]

9. Joe Biden can suck the air out of the right wing drama machine by closing the border himself for a few days

He can declare an emergency and move federal troops there pushing out the state troops-killing 2 birds with one stone: saying he wants to fix the border but Congress won't act and at the same time neutralizing Abbott and DeSantis.

[sanatanadharma]

27. Biden could also Federalize the National Guards, because "invasion"

Biden could also Federalize the National Guards, because "invasion"; or so it is said in Texas and Florida and GOP middle-America.
Then a massive Federal sign them up, bus them out, where are workers needed. Those with family go directly there; the masses make new houses in neighborhoods, with Federal wood, nails and paint.
Farmers here, wood cutters there; know how to butcher? We have legal jobs for you. Federal money to teach English because English is what the clumsy neighbors want. And roofs overhead, and blown down trees removed, bridges and roads rebuilt, so much to make and do and fix and repair, here and there.
The immigrants WANT to be reborn here. Others were forced to be born here. Who is really willing to work for the American dream?

[Novara]

32. Nope. Biden should not do that because ...

... they are right now working on a bill to do exactly that. Make Congress do their damn jobs. Don't put this on Biden.

That would give the assholes exactly what they want: the border closed, and then they can bitch and whine about executive actions and overreach. Meanwhile Congress is let off the hook for not doing their job.

Put the focus clearly on Congress. They can pass that bill and the border will automatically be closed because of the restricted number of migrants it allows - we're already over that number. so as soon as that bill gets passed, the border IS closed.

They know this but they're pretending it's all on Biden instead of the intractable GOP in Congress.

[orangecrush]

11. Sounds like baiting

For a disaster.

[Farmer-Rick]

12. Now is the time for Cubans to come visit Florida

The Federal Coast Guard might be otherwise occupied and turn a blind eye to the breach of Florida's beaches.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

20. Desantis is is amazingly adept at wasting money.

This is economic conservatism?

[Baitball Blogger]

23. If only we had a smart Democratic candidate who could exploit this weakness.

[LiberalFighter]

21. If National Guards receive time applied to their overall military service...

How about any time spent in another state not approved not being included?

[Baitball Blogger]

22. If I were a Florida taxpayer I would be livid.

Fuck! I AM a Florida taxpayer!

[JohnnyRingo]

24. And Mexico is going to pay for it!! haha

Hey Florida taxpayers!
I know you don't pay income tax, but how much do you want to spend on a political stunt?

[Timeflyer]

25. He's wasting FL tax dollars to sell his dictator credentials to pander to MAGAts.

What a slimy, skanky little dweeb.

[no_hypocrisy]

26. This is not about migrants, the border, etc.

It's about the projected DeSantis-Abbott ticket for 2028.

[keithbvadu2]

29. With orders to 'just watch' if they see a mother and child drowning?

[Vinca]

30. Rhonda just has to pile on the hate machine, doesn't he?

[Novara]

31. So they're gonna help put up the razor wire that the FEDERAL Border control will then take down ...

... by order of the SCOTUS.

What are they gonna do, fight the FEDERAL border troops?

[Polybius]

34. It's been over a week

Federal border troops still haven't forcefully went in.

[SouthernDem4ever]

35. Sounds like insurrection

They are breaking federal law.