Florida to send law enforcement officers to help 'secure' Texas border

[hay rick]

Source: Sun Sentinel

Florida has offered to send hundreds of law enforcement officers and national guard soldiers to Texas to help “defend the southern border,” Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office announced Tuesday, the same day that Texas Governor Greg Abbott released a letter to asking fellow governors to provide assistance at the border and absorb all of the costs.
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Florida has made over 1,100 “assets and resources” available to Texas, including 800 Florida National Guard soldiers, 200 Florida Department of Law Enforcement officers, 101 Florida Highway Patrol Troopers, 20 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers, and 20 Emergency Management personnel, according to a news release from the Governor’s Office. The state is also offering equipment, including drones, aircraft, and boats.
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According to a mission description provided by the Florida Division of Emergency Management, Texas has requested the following from Florida, to “be provided to Texas with no cost to the State.”

Three operations planning staff
Three logicians
Up to 800 general purpose military personnel, qualified and equipped with weapons and at least 30 rounds of operational ammunition each
Up to one company of engineers
20 Florida criminal investigations division agents
50 Florida Highway Patrol troopers
10 Florida Game Wardens

Read more: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2023/05/16/florida-to-send-law-enforcement-officers-to-help-secure-texas-border/

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What to wear, what to wear, what to wear...clothes make the man.

DeSantis is consulting with his wardrobe team on whether he should offer a "Top Gov" flight suit look or go "full cowboy" with a Hoss Cartwright hat and bloused pants tucked into his boots.

The governor still gets nauseous every time he sees a white shrimp boot "gogo" meme and the coveralls he wore in Iowa are still at the cleaners.

[Old Crank]

1. Leaving Florida wide open

For criminals to prey on citizens.
Is this where FL tax dollars go? Sending cops to Texas.

[jmowreader]

2. The armed National Guard troops are in violation of federal law

When a National Guard soldier crosses the state line on official business he becomes a member of the federal armed forces and is, therefore, subject to the Posse Comitatus Act - which prohibits armed federal military within the territory of the United States without a declaration by the President.

Also, unless there's some reciprocal licensing arrangement between Texas and Florida none of those cops can operate in Texas without being licensed in Texas.

Why do I foresee MASSIVE lawsuits over this?

[elleng]

4. Posse Comitatus

The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law signed on June 18, 1878, by President Rutherford B. Hayes which limits the powers of the federal government in the use of federal military personnel to enforce domestic policies within the United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act

[KS Toronado]

3. "equipped with weapons and at least 30 rounds of operational ammunition"

That's a recipe for bloodshed, and why in the hell is Abbott wanting help from other States at no cost
when it's being reported that border crossings have dropped in half?

[Javaman]

5. sniff sniff...I smell scam, money laundering...nt

[eggplant]

6. Three logicians?

I don't think that word means what you think it means.

[hay rick]

9. I'm thinking Mad Hatter logicians.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

14. I'm guessing they're talking about logistics specialists, whatever they're called by H.R.

"Supply guys"? "Roadies"?

But maybe that Florida Man does things differently.

Aristotle, Descartes, and Bertrand Russel walk into a South Texas bar, ...

[Novara]

7. Your state tax dollars at work

No wonder people like my best friend and her husband are moving back to Michigan. The politics in Michigan sure as HELL are a lot better than Florida.

[FakeNoose]

8. How is this even legal?

If the state of Texas didn't request assistance, then the Florida National Guard would be invading another state.

[hay rick]

10. Abbott requested assistance. It's all theater.

[Kennah]

11. While I can understand the desire to keep out Texans, I don't think they're gonna swim the Gulf

[Timeflyer]

12. Using FL tax payer dollars to show his authoritarian credentials--in another state.

Jeez, he's such a turd.

[hay rick]

15. It's just a photo op and a talking point.

It's a school bully taking a small, poor kid's lunch and throwing it on the ground- for the benefit of his friends.

Some people are impressed by this behavior.

[Ilsa]

13. Where are they staying?

It's getting warm out there. Heat Stroke season is nigh.