Apparently, the Florida takeover of the Walt Disney Co. Reedy Creek special development zone has run into a snag. As normally happens in such events, within the battle of wits the government will always lose; that’s ultimately why they need guns.
Days before the five DeSantis appointees showed up to take control of Walt Disney World zoning board in Orange County, the former board held a public hearing to codify pre-existing rules and covenants extending for “21 years after the death of the last survivor of the descendants of King Charles III, king of England living as of the date of the declaration.” Essentially, the new board is moot, except for deciding on roadways and bridges.
As a result, a long and protracted legal battle is now anticipated, which will likely cost Florida taxpayers millions in lawyer fees as the appointees of the board try and challenge the construct put into place prior to their arrival. Either that, or the board will be reduced to a weekly meeting for coffee and donuts as they discuss things of minor relevance to the district.
FLORIDA – […] Ahead of an expected state takeover, the Walt Disney Co. quietly pushed through the pact and restrictive covenants that would tie the hands of future board members for decades, according to a legal presentation by the district’s lawyers on Wednesday.
The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District’s new Board of Supervisors voted to bring in outside legal firepower to examine the agreement, including a conservative Washington, D.C., law firm that has defended several of DeSantis’ culture war priorities.
“We’re going to have to deal with it and correct it,” board member Brian Aungst Jr. said. “It’s a subversion of the will of the voters and the Legislature and the governor. It completely circumvents the authority of this board to govern.”
Disney defended its actions.
“All agreements signed between Disney and the district were appropriate and were discussed and approved in open, noticed public forums in compliance with Florida’s Government in the Sunshine law,” an unsigned company statement read. (read more)
Meanwhile… The economic priorities of the residents of Florida linger unattended. Working class Floridians being absolutely crushed with massive inflation and unavoidable increases in the cost of living. Ultimately, perhaps this is a telling forecast of what might happen on a national scale if RdS ever gained higher office.
Today Florida’s Zelenskyy is visiting a Georgia gun store to promote his new book.
(Politico) – […] There’s a trip to Pennsylvania and Long Island this weekend followed by a reported visit to Tennessee early next week. DeSantis is scheduled to be at Hillsdale College in Michigan — yes, the same institution the governor wants New College to emulate — for a panel discussion, reception and dinner on April 6.
The middle of April includes stops in Ohio and crucial early primary state New Hampshire. And the end of the month is coming into focus as well: DeSantis is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the Utah Republican Party convention on April 22. Puck reports that DeSantis will be in Austin, Texas, that same evening for a reception and dinner hosted by Jon Lonsdale and his wife Taylor. The report says that business and political contacts of Lonsdale, an investor and co-founder of Palantir, are expected to attend.
Then, DeSantis will head to Jerusalem, Israel, for just his second trip abroad since becoming governor in 2019. Amid the recent turmoil in the country, DeSantis will talk about the importance of the U.S.-Israeli relationship during a April 27 speech at the Jerusalem Post and Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem. (link)
JUST IN MUST WATCH: @karlrove, who slipped up last week and admitted on @foxnews he’s a part of Ron DeSantis’s 2024 presidential campaign just said @GovRonDeSantis is using his book as an excuse to launch a national tour ahead of his presidential announcement at the end of the FL… https://t.co/QRiNaoeFnB pic.twitter.com/7JLZvIe76A
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) March 30, 2023
…and he wants to be President
As a Floridian I am so disappointed in DeSantis. Sigh. I know I should not be the least surprised by a politician; but I had hopes he would not take this road.
Ditto that.
Ditto ditto that.
He WAS NOT HOOD WINKED. He knew exactly what he was doing and was caught playing politics. H’s just trying to continue his scam.
This is like a driver transferring his assets to his parents after he has run over a pedestrian. And the timing of the transfer makes it more obvious. Disney lawyers will fold before this case is assigned a judge.
Highly doubtful. RD! was simply out played because there is only one prize he has his eyes on. A precursor of things to come.
Or he knew about this little “pre-existing rule “ and was depending on it to allow Disney to go on with business as usual. 🤔🧐
We need to get real.
Who carries the MAGA Agenda forward?
After Trump? When is it best handed off?
Who can push the MAGA Agenda thru Congress?
Trump will be a lame duck POTUS if elected. Who will advise him knowing the future penalty they will suffer?
Both the World and our domestic politicians know his policies/programs will be executed thru Executive Orders and reversed upon his leaving office.
I like Trump, voted for him 2x and will forever be indebted to him for bringing practical solutions and anti-woke messaging including “fake news”.
But we need “MAGA” more than we need Trump now.
And it will be his legacy.
REALLY? And who is this MAGA person you speak of? DeSantis? Get off the kool aide! MAGA IS TRUMP! Maybe after his next, or during his next presidency someone will come to the foreground. I’m not worried about after that. If we don’t deal with what they are doing NOW, we won’t have an “after that” with any freedoms to worry about. We do not have 8 years. We don’t have 4 years! We can not let them do what they are doing for another year for crying out loud! They must be stopped NOW! This is a war. We fight it and win it now….not kick it down the road and hope. They are in it to win it…now! Thats why they have popped us the bird, told and showed us exactly what and who they are and have dared us to try to stop them! It’s time we put up or shut up! You zre either MAGA and for TRUMP or you are not which puts you in the globalist arena way down on the food chain, one that will be consumed quickly. ONLY ONE MAN HAS STOOD UP AND TAKEN THE BLOWS FOR US AND IT’S DJT! Get behind him or go away! Or come up with someone credible to take his spot! Haha…good luck with that. I bet there are NO takers!
You need to break out of your cocoon.
If the successor will have the same politics, he or she will need true grit, street sense and awareness, and no monetary debt owed to anyone, and a litigation fund for starters. Know anyone like that?
Vice president Kari Lake, 2028.
Next question?
Cocoon you need to get out of your cocoon. The day Trump gets elected he is a lame duck? He has a four year term ahead of him. That’s ludicrous. And by the way, The World has no consequences for any Executive Orders reversed. A lot can happen if his election is current with a large increase in the Senate and/or the House. Many of his Executive Orders can be made law or can become the responsibility of the States. One more term for Trump and Maga becomes cemented and maybe even becomes the successor of the Republican Party. At this point in US history, Maga and Trump are one in the same. At the end of his second term, Maga should be firmly in control of what was once the Republican party.
Uniparty talking tough but getting beat on a technicality?
“Hoodwinked”? Nope. This has all the traits of a back room double deal. DeSantis gets credit for something that didn’t happen and Disney gets to operate as before. We will know the cost when the DeSantis campaign finally states how much money came from Disney.
Easy fix…the state should rip up every road and bridge leading to Disney World for repairs…ones that could take a while to finish. Opps…so much for Trans day with Mickey.
Lets see if Ronnie has a sack. This is war, you fight like it.
Best idea yet.
Or even better…put up toll booths and charge $1,000 per vehicle.
@Retired USMC
Disney would then sue DeSantis for violating the First Amendment for using government force to punish them for their political views. This case could go all the way to SCOTUS, who’d side with Disney.
Don’t like views of Disney’s current leadership? Then, you should not support their theme parks, movies, etc. Leave government out of it. That’s is the truly government response.
Nah, it’s just infrastructure maintenance 😉
What about the stuff about King Charles III in the Disney documents?
Bob Iger got an honorary knighthood from Queen Liz. For what folks? Helping them stay rich? Helping them stay tax free?
“Rule against perpetuities.” It’s a legal concept that basically provides that for the action taken by the Disney board to be legit, it has to be able to be determined within 21 years of an event that is certain to happen. I may be muddling it a bit, as it’s been years since I’ve taken trusts & estates. The nonsense about Charles III is that it refers to a dynasty/lineage that’s certain to go on for quite some time longer, and 21 years after all that is when this board’s restrictive covenants will end.
What the heck does a British monarch’s relatives have to do with running business on American soil? Eminent Domain needs to step in. If ever there was justification on using this, it is this.
I guess you would be surprised then to find out that they have been involved in our affairs for a very long time. DC, London, and the Vatican all have similar architecture and geomtry…for a reason. Research and find the connections. DC is not what you may think it is. In fact, it’s more clear today what it is and represents than it has been in generations. Thanks to the Great Awakening!
I am entirely sure that when the new council is seated, they can do anything they want without waiting for the last of King Charles’ kids to die. A council cannot proactively bind the prerogatives of their successors.
But there was a certain theater to the way these rascals wrote it … Nice try.
The new board should simply pass a new “declaration” voiding the previous one.
For God’s sakes Florida, don’t abide by what Disney did! Precedent has been set!!!
Is there not an out for FL from the change to the covenants and rules due to its citing a king not recognized as a king in the US, and/or that the change effectively gives Disney control in perpetuity?
The Reedy Creek Improvement District needs to be fully abolished and Disney made to take responsibility for all of its debt.
No company should ever have the amount of autonomy and self-governance that Disney has within the confines of the Reedy Creek Improvement District.
Reedy Creek is basically a sub county within Orange and Osceola Counties and has most of the same authorities and responsibilities as a county. It even contains two municipalities, Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista.
A company shouldn’t be able to run its own subcounty and municipalities simply for being a large amusement park.
It’s a shame that the first significant attempt to reduce the power of Reedy Creek was done as part of DeSantis’ political grandstanding. I want to see a legitimate effort to fully abolish Reedy Creek.
The corrupt clause that Disney added about King Charles’ descendants was poetically stated and clever on the part of Disney, but still corrupt and wrong. It’s the type of unethical ruthlessness that I would expect of Disney.
Legal documents within the U.S. shouldn’t even be allowed to reference the British monarchy in this manner. The concept of monarchy is un-American. In fact, we staged a revolution against that very same monarchy.
The Reedy Creek board passed this the day BEFORE the legislation was signed. It was perfectly legal, and should have been noted had the DeSantis playground squad had taken time to read for any last-minute changes. Ronnie has been K-O’d by the Mouse. Last bill (Don’t Say Gay) was revised because this same squad of dumb-dumbs missed the fact that the Disney bond debt of $1.2 billion would be transferred to the porperty owners of Osceola and Orange Counties, thus creating a real estate wasteland where no one would buy or build. Are they even reading the stuff they pass, or does Ronnie’s office just tell them what to sign?