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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) this week said he would support a federal reform to essentially deputize states, allowing them to deport illegal aliens, thereby bypassing the Biden administration’s poor policies. DeSantis on Wednesday announced his signing of Senate Bill 1718 — the latest action taken by the Sunshine State to combat the Biden administration’s poor border policies. In part, the legislation would essentially make Florida the largest state in the nation to do full E-Verify for employment.

Clay County, Florida, Sheriff Darryl Daniels is not messing around with rioters and looters. He put out a video on YouTube warning potential trouble-makers that his county will not be a playground for foolishness. “If we can’t handle you, I’ll exercise the power and authority as the sheriff and I’ll make special deputies of every lawful gun owner in the county and I’ll deputize them to this one purpose: to stand in the gap between lawlessness and civility,” said a white cowboy hat-wearing Daniels while flanked by his deputies. Do not mess with this Sheriff “If you come to Clay...

CULPEPER, Va. (AP) — A Virginia sheriff has vowed to deputize county residents if the new Democratic majority in the state legislature passes gun control measures. “Every Sheriff and Commonwealth Attorney in Virginia will see the consequences if our General Assembly passes further unnecessary gun restrictions,” Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins wrote on Facebook. “I plan to properly screen and deputize thousands of our law-abiding citizens to protect their constitutional right to own firearms