DeSantis refusing to send National Guard to D.C. that was requested by Biden

[dandi]

DeSantis not sending Floridians away from their jobs and families to participate in Democrat political theater.

Star Member Nevilledog (33,658 posts)                                                                                Mon Feb 28, 2022, 05:24 PM

DeSantis refusing to send National Guard to D.C. that was requested by Biden


Tweet text:

Ron DeSantis
@GovRonDeSantis
·
Feb 28, 2022
Last week, the Biden Administration requested the assistance of State National Guards to deploy to Washington D.C. I have rejected this request — there will be no @FLGuard sent to D.C. for Biden’s State of the Union.

(((DeanObeidallah)))
@DeanObeidallah
Wow Ron DeSantis seeks to make the National Guard his own political militia. He wants another Jan 6 attack and this time he wants it to succeed. I've said this before and will repeat: Ron DeSantis is FAR more dangerous than Donald Trump.
3:11 PM · Feb 28, 2022

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216417836

Star Member niyad (84,231 posts)
1. May he, and his enablers, receive everything they deserve.

Star Member CentralMass (12,380 posts)
3. Another treasonous bastard.

"Treasonous" because he won't let the Fla. Guard be part of a big photo op to scare the American people into thinking the country is under constant threat from conservatives?

Star Member Wingus Dingus (5,563 posts)
4. Cut funding and dissolve

ties with US military. Let Florida enjoy its defunded militia next hurricane season.

The Yankee tourists and retirees won't stand for it.

hippywife (20,770 posts)
5. There should be consequences for this...

swift and painful consequences.

NightWatcher (39,144 posts)
8. No FEMA aid next year when the storms come.

That's gonna suck here in Jax, but would be worth it.

It sucks knowing you're even a resident of my state.

bucolic_frolic (29,843 posts)
10. Requesting National Guard from Governors is as automatic as certifying Electoral College results

So this is a big deal, the breaking of a norm and standard.

DeSantis is a sick power-hungry ****

They are not needed.

WestMichRad (271 posts)
23. When DeSatan runs for president,

… perhaps Biden can decline to provide Secret Service protection.

Star Member Liberal In Texas (11,213 posts)
30. GQP: The party of traitors. n/t

Not taking assessments of "treason" from the same people who called the Iraqi insurgency "freedom fighters" while they were murdering our troops.

Star Member LiberalFighter (43,186 posts)
45. Can we tie this in with him supporting Putin?

 

[DLR Pyro]

I seem to recall democrat governors refusing to send their guard units to the southern border when requested by President Trump

[Drafe Hoblin]

Bravo, Governor Ron.

100% support the decision.

[miskie]

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2020-06-02/democratic-governors-reject-trumps-threat-to-deploy-military

A reminder for lurking DUmbasses….

[Patriot Guard Rider]

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2020-06-02/democratic-governors-reject-trumps-threat-to-deploy-military

A reminder for lurking DUmbasses….

You don't understand, so here's todays lesson...

1) It's ok when they do it

Class dismissed.

[Texacon]

NightWatcher (39,144 posts)
8. No FEMA aid next year when the storms come.

That's gonna suck here in Jax, but would be worth it.

I don't think this DUmmie has thought this one through ...

Having said that, how about we let all the states keep their fed taxes and take care of themselves.  California and New York would fall within the year.  They are NOT the 'donater' states you think they are.

KC

[FlaGator]

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2020-06-02/democratic-governors-reject-trumps-threat-to-deploy-military

A reminder for lurking DUmbasses….

That was different. It was a Democrat rejecting the request for National Guard. This time it is a Republican and that can't be allowed.

[Ralph Wiggum]

That was different. It was a Democrat rejecting the request for National Guard. This time it is a Republican and that can't be allowed.

Without double standards, leftists would have no standards at all.

[USA4ME]

I see their authoritarianism is showing…….. again.

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[67 Rover]

I suspect the Governor does not want his National Guard troops having to sleep in cold parking garages and eating contaminated food.

He actually cares bout the troops.

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

I see their authoritarianism is showing…….. again.

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*still

[Zathras]

Hmmm, one would think that you'd ask for National Guard troops from closer and more friendly states than Florida....unless of course you're doing it for political theater.

And, of course, the DUmbasses buy it hook, line and sinker.

[SVPete]

Governors command their states' National Guards, unless mobilized by the Congress or POTUS. Except in times of war or national emergency, a President must request the use of a state's National Guard. If a request is a "Request", a denial of the request is an option to the respective state's governor. IOW, Brandon did not command DeSantis.

DU-folk aren't the most informed of people, so here's a map of the US East Coast:



WashDC is at the Virginia-Maryland border. That means that more than 14 or 15 East Coast states are closer to WashDC than Florida (I included West Virginia in the count, and Maine would be #15 if it is closer than Florida). Obviously, there are also non-coastal states closer to WashDC than Florida.

More simply (because DU-onlurkers' minds wouldn't go there), there are more than 15 states whose National Guard units could get to WashDC more easily and quickly than Florida's. "Requesting" Florida National Guard units was an attempted hit on Florida's people and economy. DeSantis recognized it for what it was and chose to put up with political sniping - like DU's - rather than Brandon's political hit on his state.

[USA4ME]

Hmmm, one would think that you'd ask for National Guard troops from closer and more friendly states than Florida....unless of course you're doing it for political theater.

And, of course, the DUmbasses buy it hook, line and sinker.

The only ones who would even care about this would be his crazy base, and they’ll believe anything he says anyway and vote for the demented kook, so really this holds no meaning.

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[ADsOutburst]

I've said this before and will repeat: Ron DeSantis is FAR more dangerous than Donald Trump.

There it is! The ol' 'every republican president/presidential candidate is worse than the last' routine. How long before someone proclaims "Well at least Trump wasn't this bad blah blah blah..."?

[DefiantSix]

Star Moron LiberalFighter (43,186 posts)
45. Can we tie this in with him supporting Putin?

Probably not.

Doesn't mean you mouth breathing DUmbshits aren't going to try, though...

   

[Ralph Wiggum]

Probably not.

Doesn't mean you mouth breathing DUmbshits aren't going to try, though...

   

What is amazing is they're still pulling out that old canard after 5+ years. 

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

Shots fired:

Christina Pushaw, DeSantis's press secretary, further told the Washington Examiner that the federal government sent the request to all states "to prepare for anticipated 'First Amendment protests'" coinciding with Biden's address Tuesday. The National Guard "should never be misused for political purposes," she added.

"Last year, when the National Guard deployed to D.C. around the inauguration, they were forced to sleep in freezing parking lots, all for a regime spectacle," Pushaw said. "Our dedicated, patriotic service members deserve better."

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/desantis-rejects-request-for-florida-national-guard-for-bidens-state-of-the-union

"regime"

[SVPete]

What is amazing is they're still pulling out that old canard after 5+ years.

They're good little Proggies, faithfully recycling.

[ADsOutburst]

45. Can we tie this in with him supporting Putin?

Weird. I heard that democrats were boasting about the bi-partisan support the president has with regards to Ukraine.

[FiddyBeowulf]

I suspect the Governor does not want his National Guard troops having to sleep in cold parking garages and eating contaminated food.

He actually cares bout the troops.

The Guard was treated like 2nd class citizens the last time they were there.

[67 Rover]

The Guard was treated like 2nd class citizens the last time they were there.

I wonder if Brandon will mention Florida and its Governor in his State of Confusion speech tonight? 

[DLR Pyro]

the federal government sent the request to all states "to prepare for anticipated 'First Amendment protests'" coinciding with Biden's address Tuesday.

does anyone else see the irony in the federal government asking states to prepare for pro free speech protests?

And coinciding with brandon's SOTU speech? 

What do they demand?  That we accept the words that babble out of that old fool's mouth without any negative comments?

Do they understand what the First Amendment is for in the first place?

#LGB!!

[DefiantSix]

I wonder if Brandon will mention Florida and its Governor in his State of Confusion speech tonight? 

Are they related to Corn Pop? Or will they be bring the Vegetable In Chief's pudding after his "speech"?

[Rebel]

Star Member Wingus Dingus (5,563 posts)
4. Cut funding and dissolve

ties with US military. Let Florida enjoy its defunded militia next hurricane season.

If it comes down to it, we can handle it on our own. The dickhead in chief already refused aid after a major tornado that tore through a few counties. Here's a deal, you can keep your ****ing federal aid and we'll stop paying federal taxes. ....you do know how the federal government is funded, right? We have 22m people and a GDP about 970b with no state income taxes. We could easily create our own nation. We DAMN sure don't need you idiot leftists.