Florida wants to build a counterintel unit to go after anyone whose ideas and opinions are a threat.

Florida bill HB 945 is working it's way through committees now, and they want their own CIA. Section 1 paragraph 2 states just how broad they want this to be.

(2) As used in this section, the term "adversary intelligence entity" includes, but is not limited to, any national, foreign, multinational, friendly, competitor, opponent, adversary, or recognized enemy government or nongovernmental organization, company, business, corporation, consortium, group, agency, cell, terrorist, insurgent, guerrilla entity, or person whose demonstrated actions, views, or opinions are a threat or are inimical to the interests of this state and the United States of America.

Do we think they'll wait a couple days to call ICE protesters and transsexuals "adversary intelligence entities", or will they be on the list immediately? Section 3 goes on to state what Florida would like their pet CIA to do.

The unit shall identify threats by analyzing patterns of life, gathering actionable intelligence, and formulating effective plans of action, and by executing arrests or by revealing its intent to compel a response using all counterintelligence and counterterrorism tradecraft necessary to protect the state from adversary intelligence entities. The unit may conduct direct action missions on its own against a threat or may incorporate with or into other units to counteract and stop identifiable threats.

It seems Florida liked COINTELPRO so much they want it to be official.