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Angry elf wants all the power!
a bill introduced Monday, as the Republican governor punishes the company over its opposition to the so-called "Don't Say Gay" law.

This will be an interesting fight in court since corporations are legally people and thus have the right to free speech. >

What I want to know is how they will deal with breaking the original contracts and such. >

Seeing the Disney Army At Law deploy will be the most interesting part of this. >

So I’m old enough to remember the SCO lawsuits.  It was all fun and games until they decided to go after IBM.  Once the Nazgul got mounted up, it was game over. 
We all know Disney is a Law firm dressed as an entertainment company.   Let the FL legislation pass and see what happens next.  FA/FO on Disney+ will be a nice past time for the summer.
But the reality is it’s just a name change and new board members.  So mostly it’s another performance piece by Florida. >

DeSantis is hellbent on punishing Disney even if the whole state suffers for it. >

Yeah wasn't there something about how Florida would have to pay Disney an absurd amount of money if this went through? >

Reedy Creek is in debt to the county for a billion. If Florida takes it over they assume the debt. So it's costing at least a billion to do this. But, ya know, own the libs. >

Desantis changed the plan because of that.
Reedy Creek now remains exactly the same but instead of having its board members be appointed by Disney they are now appointed by the Governor.
Seems like a cool 'who can pay me the most bribes' kind of job. >

I don't understand how that helps solve that.  The gov can't just come in and take a business. >

They're not taking a business.
They're taking control of jurisdiction the business operates in. >

That the business has had control of since the 60s, and put billions of their own dollars into.  To attack the company for free speech.  This seems really open and shut, legally.  But who knows, with the conservative judges. >

How is it open and shut?
You probably live in a county/city/town and pay taxes to that jurisdiction. And, some of those taxes are used to develop the land, and run services in your jurisdiction.
Reedy creek is the same thing for Disney. Disney paid taxes to it and in return got services and infrastructure built. 
The proposed change is that the people who run this jurisdiction will no longer be appointed by the tax payers of the jurisdiction and will instead be appointed by the state. >

The proposed change is because it was retaliation against Disney for speaking out against the Don't Say Gay bill, and the first amendment protects people from retaliation from the government for free speech.
The governor said as much, the legislation to dismantle the special district was targeted at just Disney, not any of the 1000 other special districts in the state, and the new bill will prevent anyone who has theme park experience from serving on the board.
It's retaliation, and an easy argument for Disney to make it court >

Excellent point. >

Party of small government still hard at work. >

Giving all the power to one person sounds pretty small to me. /s >

Would make Grover Norquist's goal much easier, wouldn't it? >

I'll start drawing the water. >

As a Central Florida resident,  I would highly prefer Tallahasee to address my raising insurance costs rather than mess with Reedy Creek, which is the best-run municipality in the area. >

DeSantis;
"Best I can do is some culture war bullshit." >

"Also, what if we spend more money to fly more immigrants from red areas - but not in Florida - to blue areas?" >

The legislature can't just hand over private businesses to the state.  If Disney wants to fight this they will win. >

Their lawyers have seen this coming for years, and have probably drawn up all the paperwork they’d ever need. They’re just sitting back, waiting for the moment to put the popcorn on the stove >

Truth.  What is scary is the legislature voting to give the gov this power at all.  Fascists. >

Suck ups >

The framing of this is just wrong.
 
Last year, DeSantis got the legislature to start dissolving Reedy Creek to "stop a woke corporation" etc etc.
Then the Legislature/Governor must have realized that taking on all that debt and pissing off Disney Corporation was a really dumb idea.
So instead of dissolving the district, he just added a five person board, changed its name and is trying to call it "Mission Accomplished".
 
DeSantis thought he could take on a woke corporation and has failed.
Even the conservatives know that DeSantis playing this as a win is baloney. >

Curious to see what the reaction will be from Disney.  I’d like to see them announce the Florida resident discount will be removed until a new deal can be struck with a future administration. >

Do it. That is all. Let them do it. The lost in tourism and taking on nearly a billion in Disney's debt will sure show Disney whose boss. >

OwNiNg tHe LiBs >

deSantis World
Boy that would be the shittiest theme park ever >

Disney's new slogan "no taxation without representation!"
What? You mean democracy in Florida? >

The Desantis devotees eat this shit up. Flagrant government overreach is perfectly acceptable if it's in the name of maintaining his culture war, he's shown us this time and time again. 
He's a demagogue through and through, he panders to conservatives and their culture war with his faux counter-revolutionary platform. He repeats the latest buzz words and truisms, he peddles his inflammatory rhetoric around "wokeism", he promotes alarmist propaganda, charmlessly entertaining his follower's fears, inciting their outrage, indulging their paranoid delusions and phobias
He appeals to their ignorance and they glorify him. This fervent support justifies the passing of discriminatory, suppressive, ambiguously framed legislation that targets certain groups, institutions, communities of people, a better term would be boogeymen. Most of the time it's legislation aimed at some left-wing boogeyman, and legislation that shows Desantis' penchant for abandoning so called "conservative values" like iron handed government overreach if it means he can stick it to the libs, score points with his voters or preserve the culture war that's become the foundation for his career.
In the end, not only are these kind of excessive government measures justified in the eyes of conservatives, but so are the underlying prejudiced, entitled and chauvinistic attitudes that fuel this movement. They manufacture these problems so that they can justify whatever it might take to "solve" them, while it also grants them some affirmation for their rigid, anachronistic worldviews. >

Wow, those limited-government conservatives are really on a roll in Florida. >

Unrelated but this summer Disney is releasing a movie about a brave Princess fighting the Rat King Desanter >

"Hi, I'm Captain America. During World War II we fought fascism with guns and tanks. Today, you can fight by voting..." >

The movie will have a play set as merch that includes a voter registration form, toy will be free in Florida to residents >

I can't claim I know anything about Florida/Disney politics, but for some reason my spidey sense tells me that DeSantis getting ready for the fuck around and find out statute. >

Isn’t this the authoritarianism conservatives always talked about? >

It almost seems like companies doing business in Florida is a bad idea. >

What happened to small government republicans? >

On one hand the mouse is not to be fucked with...
On the other, it's completely dystopian that morally dubious international corporations have this much power
I hope they all spend a lot of time, effort, andoney on this. >

letthemfight.gif >

I know moving Disney out of Florida isn't a option but seriously how much $ would it take for Disney to buy Fox News, gut it and target people like DeSantis... >

Disney has operated in Florida longer than DeSantis has been alive and know his job is temporary.  They also have enough money to buy their own country if they wanted to, but they play the long game.  They will keep this tied up in courts for the next 4 years until that fat toadstool is gone and then put the squeeze on them. >

Small government? Interesting. >

Disney should move DisneyWorld to a different state if that becomes the case. Florida’s economy would tank. >

That would be impossible. Disney World isn't just one small theme park. It's a huge complex of theme parks, water parks, shopping areas, and hotels. This doesn't even count the hidden infrastructure that employees use to support it all (but that guests don't see).
Disney might be able to recreate Disney World in another state, but it would take decades and billions of dollars. It would be cheaper for Disney to unleash the lawyers and throw their lobbying might around to stop this. >

they also own a fuck ton of media they could use to FINALLY paint republicans in a bad light instead of treating them with kid gloves while they proudly sidle up with facism. >

What people seem to miss is that controlling the district means controlling the boring stuff like sanitation and utilities. And Disney still pays the bills so it will always have final say. 
It doesn’t deliver control of what happens at the theme parks or Disney content. >

Sanitation and utilities are boring untill it isn't >

Remember when Marge Simpson criticized Itchy and Scratchy for their violence, so they drew her into a cartoon and made fun of her? 
Disney should do something similar to Little Ronnie. Fuck that guy. >

Close it up. Let the Karens cry. They will know who to blame, and it isn’t Disney. >

Welp time to pack it in and move to another state. Good luck replacing the jobs, taxes and tourists. >

This is what Republicans do when they control everything. This wannabe dictator is trying to make a tropical Hungary. >

So much for denouncing the horrors of socialism. >

If I were Disney I’d move everything to a blue state. DeathSantis only thinks one step ahead. Are people in Florida really that stupid?  And people, please STOP vacationing in Florida. Just don’t go there. Hit them in the pocketbook. >

Useless politician vs mouse. Who wins ? >

Desantis, his nazi police, and his nazi sympathizers in the legislature continue to increase the power of the Florida Reich..... Ugh. >

So can they control what Disney produces or does in the parks themselves? Someone say no. >

No. Governance of a special purpose district all about land use and infrastructure. >

Noted. >

Can’t wait for the sequel - FIND OUT! >

Looks like Florida is bad for business. >

Man the State of Freedom has the most spineless legislature this side of an Eastern European, former Soviet satellite state ran by authoritarians and religious nuts. >

Anyone wanna take bets on how long it takes for Disney to pull out of Florida completely? My money’s on a year. >

I'll happily take that bet with whatever amount you want to wager. 
Easiest money i'd ever make. >

This.  People have zero comprehension how much infrastructure is in Florida for this.  It is like saying the Federal Gov't will move the capitol from DC - and even that would be less work. >

Attacking a business to prove Republicans are pro-business >

How is DeFuckFace assuming all these powers?  He seems to think he rules everything from schools to businesses to homes. >

r/Conservative has been very quiet lately… >

Small government only works when you do what I want. This message was brought to you by Ron DeSatan. >

Anyone else remember in 2020 during the elections all we heard about were how Democrats were Communist trying to take over private companies and making them government-run entities? >

De Santas political rivals are all going to be well funded from here on in! >

So what happened to all that small government bullshit? >

Desantis ain't got a butthole big enough for the size of foot Disney waitin to put in it. >

Desantis ain't got a butthole big enough for the size of foot Disney waitin to put in it. >

Disney should leave Florida. Just shut it doors.