I look forward to a vigorous lawsuit.

of either the landowners or residents of the district (I forgot which one). Effectively meaning Disney won't actually lose their special district status at the end of it all. If that's the case, the best course of action for Disney is to do nothing and wait it out.

I've literally argued about this at least three times today and it's shocking that people (Republicans) excuse this. I give them the argument that it may undeserved privilege. I don't debate that. The reason for taking that "undeserved" privilege is unconstitutional.

The most heard argument I got is that the government is not restricting Disney's speech. Disney is still free to say whatever they want. The government is just taking away this one undeserved privilege. I stuck with few examples of privileges that government gives; 1) a drivers license; 2) a liquor license; 3) a hunting license; 4) a tax credit. All of these things are privileges granted to you by the government. Suppose you drive around the state capital with a "FUCK DESANTIS" sign. You post it on Facebook and it goes viral, and DeSantis says "you've messed with the wrong guy." The next day you find out that the government has suddenly taken away your drivers license. With your drivers license taken away, you can tell say whatever you want, and driving is a privilege. However, the government has taken your privilege of driving from you because it didn't like something you said. That is targeting you because of something you said. That is a violation of your 1st amendment right.

Suppose the state gave you a credit on your property taxes. You signed to put up a large "FUCK DESANTIS" sign on the front lawn of your property. Because of that sign, the government takes away a property tax credit it granted to you. They can take back that property tax credit for many reasons. However, one of the few reasons it cannot take back that credit from you is because of that sign. That would be a violation of your 1st amendment free speech protection.

I've also heard today that Disney has freedom of speech but not freedom from consequences. That freedom of speech guarantees freedom from consequence IMPOSED BY THE GOVERNMENT. The private market can impose consequences for speech but not the government, not for speech.

I'm pretty sure I convinced no one.

then enact a required $10 or more entrance fee for Disney visitors to pay when they enter these attractions (or more). I don't know, it's ridiculous that republicans claim that they are the party of business, when they act so contrary otherwise.

Disney will prevail.

That leaves alot of time for Disney to work out a new agreement with Florida. The legislature has to do something because the impact of what they have done. Probably next general legislative session they work something out.

If Disney decides to end the extensive public services it now provides in various forms and place it on the counties of Orange and Osceola, then the counties will be facing a substantial reorganization with a very short time to do it. The law takes effect in June of 2023.

Normally, there would be outrage, but I guess as long it is DeSantis in Florida, most people here support it.

Not saying I support what Florida has done, but surprised nonetheless by reactions here in support of any potential Disney threats. I guess we don't mind when corporate muscle can be used to influence elected officials.

I hate it, but that is what I think will happen.

Disney shouldn’t have had their ability to be a private government to begin with. The current Disneycorp can still say anything they want to say and back whomever and whatever they want to back.

Florida was NOT within its power and right to revoke the privileges and tax incentives of Disney, and the reason is that they executed the revocations as punishment for Disney's public pronouncement opposing the "Don't say gay" bill. There are a huge number of quotes in print and statements on video by Republican officials, including DeSantis, to prove the punishment element.

The use of governmental power to penalize an entity for disagreeing with those in power is in fact unconstitutional. A government cannot take ANY action that is punishment for free speech even if the action is the revocation of a special arrangement approved by the governor and legislature fifty years ago.

If the GOP legislature and the governor had proposed this in isolation, NOT after and in response to Disney's opposing DeSantis' policy, that would NOT have been an unconstitutional abuse of governmental power. In other words, it would have been legal if the arrangement were revoked for other reasons and done prior to all this uproar.

This was a FASCIST move!

That would lose me as a voter. Governments exacting revenge is something I could ever possibly be for. Legal implications aside, but morally, that is an abuse of government power.

Disney has far better lawyers than DeathSantis. I was wondering why Disney was keeping quiet and then I read this article and the other articles. The State of Florida in effect made some guarantees to the bondholder and the Disney special district cannot be dissolved while there is debt outstanding

DeathSanitis is an idiot who passed this law out of spite. Being an idiot, DeathSantis screwed up and put Disney in the driver seat. Florida has over 1400 special districts and you do not dissolve these entities because these entities have debt

Link to tweet

This is the Statement that Disney filed with municipal securities board.
https://emma.msrb.org/P21566885-P21210477-.pdf

except for the gov strutting around like a peacock?

I think that Disney will eventually sue over this, and sue big.
Their silence on this matter so far is deafening.
Surely their 1A right to offer their opinion is at stake here. There are probably other legal issues that I'm unaware of that the Disney lawyers are poring through.
As for the so-called governor, unfortunately he has considerable support here in Florida. Remember this the Age of Idiocy. People are easily fooled by cons, and Ronnie is all that. I keep hoping for a re-awakening amongst people in this country but keep getting disappointed. What will the young do - that's the big question for our future.