Jumpin’ ju-ju bones, Governor Ron DeSantis detonated a thermonuclear political bomb on the Disney Corporation today.
A special legislative session has been called to approve the new congressional districting map. However, in an unexpected announcement, the Florida governor said that, in addition to a new congressional map they’re voting on, lawmakers “will be considering termination of all special districts that were enacted in Florida prior to 1968, and that includes the Reedy Creek Improvement District.”
As NBC notes, “The Reedy Creek Improvement District in the Orlando area shields Disney from local government regulations and from local property taxes, which could be worth as much as $200 million per year, by one lawmaker’s estimate. Legislators in both chambers predicted the legislation — which could end the 55-year-old taxing district next summer — would pass by Friday.” WATCH:
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DeSantis knows he has a sky-high approval rating in the state, and he is moving fast while the public still has the cultural antagonism and political weaponization by the Disney Corporation in the headlines.
The Disney Corporation previously announced they were going to fund political attacks against the Florida Legislature for creating laws that protect children from sex predators in schools. Disney openly announced they support grooming efforts by teachers in K-3 education to sexualize children and discuss gender identity issues for children under 9-years-old without parental consent.
Ron DeSantis and the Florida Republican Legislature are about to deliver big revenge against Disney for that decision. In the political, cultural and all things corporate business world inside Florida, the removal of Disney’s special district status is huge.
(NBC , FLORIDA) – […] The prospect of the Legislature taking such a direct shot at Disney, the state’s largest private employer and traditionally one of the most powerful political players in the Florida capital, was unthinkable until the DeSantis era.
“This is a governor who is willing to buck your traditional elite establishment and corporate America,” Florida House Speaker Chris Sprowls said. “And maybe that’s a difference in politics over the last 20 years, but I think that we’re starting to live in this really unique time.”
DeSantis is in a uniquely powerful position as governor. His favorability ratings are so high in the GOP that they rival those of former President Donald Trump’s in Florida, according to polls. If Trump doesn’t run for president in 2024, polls suggest, DeSantis is well positioned to be his heir apparent in two years as an early front-runner for the Republican Party’s nomination.
In a sign of his political clout, DeSantis had already forced legislators back to Tallahassee this week for a special session to rubber-stamp a proposed congressional map he drew after vetoing maps drawn by the Legislature — both unprecedented acts for a Florida governor. (read more)
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If Disney wants to interfere in the Florida political landscape then they heed to be prepared for the State to become more involved in their little Kingdom.
May they fold their tents, and take this circus elsewhere. Good Riddance.
Disney has no entitlement to its special status. It is right that the governor brings a special legislative session to debate the continuance of Disney’s unique self-rule status. This is a real challenge to Disney’s commitment to the Marxist beliefs that dominate its corporate culture. I wonder if their shareholders have the same commitment?
The globalist corporations managed to construct a solid corporatist front against Donald Trump, the nemesis of their big plans for China.
But they’re learning, once again, why businessmen stay in the background, behind lobbyists and corrupt politicians.
And the corporatist dream of nimrods like Zuckerberg could only shatter into factions, sooner or later. Notice that the Washington Post is including Facebook in their attack on Elon Musk. They shared a common enemy, Trump, but little else.
DeSANTIS 2024.
America NEEDS him NOW, not 2028.
2-terms beginning 2024.
Look at how he has managed Florida.
Can manage USA the same FOR 8 YEARS.
You use your political power, money, and influence to wade into the public debate to accomplish your will… well then you lose certain privileges offered by the host. There is also the aspect that NO business should have perks that nobody in a state has! This is what happens when you become so arrogonent that you forget who are the REAL people are that made it possible for your success!
Agreed. It is time for Americans to grow the F up and stop feeding repressed childhood fantasies and wasting tons and tons of hard earned dollars on frivolous crap like Disney. We need to be teaching our kids to garden and fight to defend what little remains of our freedoms.
People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. Disney was just a good ol’ boy corporation come down to Kissimmee to offer the rednecks some money if they’d just let them have some of that swamp land they been trying to sell to the snowbirds for years. So they did and everyone was happy. (everyone thought they’d screwed everyone else).
And after time Disney made billions and brought tourists and more entertainment corporations and thus more money and people and jobs and taxes so altho the rednecks in the country Guvmint were surprised how well Disney did and weren’t too happy about getting taken (by their way of thinking) they let it go cuz there was just too much money floating around and too much trouble to do anything about it. Plus look at how Disney was so beloved they got a special renewal on their iconic cartoons for extra years. That didn’t come cheap in dollars or political power.
And then as it happens they got cocky and they’d gone woke bit by bit over the years. The entertainment field is one that is attractive to those who are “different” shall we say and of course the weather makes the parties able to last all that much longer. And Miami and either coast are just a couple hours away even driving so this brought all sorts of those we see now have become predominant at least at Disney.
Things have changed a little politically but not all that much. There’s still a lot of rednecks in county government and paying taxes and watching Disney do whatever it wants. And now that they’ve gone and stepped on themselves in public and thrown down a gauntlet there’s plenty of folks who can see that now would be a good time to reverse some of those gains that Disney took all those years ago and make them pay for all they have. Since they’ve shown that they think they can step on others while not being able to back that up, they deserve every bit of it.
Disney will not lose its status Friday. Desantis will use brinksmanship with CEO to try to get agreement or political advantage as a result of brinksmanship with CEO.
Otherwise, this issue will go to regular session under regular order where all the economic impacts and all issues of unfair treatments and due process of all special districts can be studied in committee. I believe that will result in a constitutional referendum in 2022 or 2024 to strip Disney of their status. Going this route will eliminate or dilute – Disney’s retaliation for assertion of constitutional right, equal protection, vested rights and due process arguments. That is what will be resolved Friday- a slower but bigger plan that will cost Disney more in adverse publicity and that ultimately achieves a grander win for Desantis.
Desantis will not give Disney an easy win; he knows that any revenge must be served ice cold.
Sorry, but I don’t agree. A corporation has no constitutional rights. That special district law can and will be over turned by the EOM.
Ron DeSantis- showing the Repubicans how it’s done.
After President Trump finishes his next term, it will be DeSantis Time.
And just like that…It is DONE!
Disney has already declared war on children. It’s high time conservatives and Christians in politics stopped talking and started acting, which is what DeSantis is doing.
DO. NOT. FALL. FOR. DESANTIS’. LIES.
Read these bills yourself. They don’t take away Disney’s Special District status until June NEXT YEAR, and allow them to REESTABLISH it at the same time it goes away. Also, it doesnt actually specify that Disney is subject to it. In other words, they aren’t losing their special district status AT ALL!
Further, the bill is ammended by removing preventative language to ALLOW Disney and others to buy, bribe and control Politicians by allowing them to make contributions and give gifts and bribes to politicians.
Read the text yourself. Read the parts they struck from law. Read the details.
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022C/3C/BillText/Filed/PDF
https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=76717&
The anti-gr00ming law is fake too… it barely does anything to protect chi1dren, and only BELOW 4th grade. Desantis should be arresting chi1d predaetors in schools, not passing unneccessary bills that change 250 years of common decency law into a vague privilege that shifts the criminality of teachers into something we must look to a bill to see if they are allowed to do. Further, the bill allows parents to give permission for their chi1dren to be gr00med by teachers.
DESANTIS IS FAKE!!! Get it through your heads. Stop believing the FAKE FCKING NEWS!
Here is Bill’s language:
(2) Notwithstanding s. 189.072(2), any independent special 24 district established by a special act prior to the date of 25 ratification of the Florida Constitution on November 5, 1968, HB 3C 2022C CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0003c-00 Page 2 of 2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S 26 and which was not reestablished, re-ratified, or otherwise 27 reconstituted by a special act or general law after November 5, 28 1968, is dissolved effective June 1, 2023. An independent 29 special district affected by this subsection may be 30 reestablished on or after June 1, 2023, pursuant to the 31 requirements and limitations of this chapter. 32 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.
The requirements and limitations of this chapter are not stated, so w/o that, one cannot state what the bill reestablishes. But, it is clear that the special districts have been dissolved effective June 1, 2023 and this bill becomes effective July 1, 2022. So, Disney has one year to start getting it’s act together w/o the special district status.
There was no way to dissolve the special District immediately w/o giving notice and time to comply to those affected . DeSantis is no dummy. He would never pull a stunt to fake this action. He would be outed by the dems. in a heartbeat.
Here, here!!! A win for families and a great lesson for other corporations to learn from. Thank you Florida!!
GOOD! He is doing good work for families in Florida.
So Disney wants to be a political force?? Florida Senate passed legislation on Wednesday to end Disney’s special tax privilege and self-governing status on a 23-16 vote. Take that you freakazoide, family hating, dipsticks!!!
The link is to a Gateway Pundit article that just came out:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/breaking-florida-senate-passes-legislation-end-disney-worlds-tax-privilege-special-self-governing-status/
Better yet, let’s all do better and cut the cord from disney et al. Corporations understand one thing…money. De-fund them. WE have the power
I could see them getting a tax exempt status back in 68 for 5-10 years for building the park there, but 50+ years???? Next step is nobody go to their park, buy their products or watch their movies!
Disney picked a bad time to pick a fight with parents over them brainwashing kids. How many people are going to have money to go to their overpriced theme park this summer when gas and food prices continue to climb? How much disposable income will people have to spend on their over priced toys and clothing with Disney characters on it? Is there going to be enough left over to take kids to one of their movies?
There’s going to be lots of people who intentionally will have nothing to do with Disney ever again. There will also be a great many who just can’t afford it anymore!