Ron DeSantis plans Florida paramilitary force outside federal control
by Oliver Milman from US news | The Guardian on (#5SMZB)
No governor should have his own handpicked secret police,' says former Republican governor Charlie Crist
Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, has proposed an extraordinary plan to create a state paramilitary unit that he, rather than the federal government, would control.
DeSantis, a Republican, has asked state lawmakers to fund the establishment of what he is calling the Florida state guard to assist with state-specific emergencies".
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