Posted on 04/26/2023 9:11:02 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi
A local governing board appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday passed a resolution to void an agreement that allowed Walt Disney World to maintain control over much of its business operations amid an ongoing power struggle with the governor.
“Disney was openly and legally granted a unique and special privilege, that privilege of running its own local government,” Alan Lawson, a former Florida Supreme Court justice whose firm was hired by the DeSantis-appointed board, said during the board meeting. “That era is ending.”
The unanimous vote of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District is the latest step in a yearlong fight between the governor and Walt Disney World after the entertainment giant issued a statement in March 2022 opposing DeSantis-backed legislation that aimed to ban the discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation in classrooms up to third grade.
After that statement was issued, DeSantis proposed ending the company’s long-held power of self-governance. Ultimately, the Republican-dominated legislature passed a bill allowing, among other things, the governor to appoint a new board.
On its way out, the old board passed a little-noticed agreement that would have kept much of the power of self-governance with Walt Disney World, not the new board.
That move angered DeSantis and reignited his fight with one of the state’s biggest employers, and is central to the current political and legal fight.
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Disney loses.
The article is typical lame Stream propaganda, they fail to mention in passing this last-minute resolution to give Disney power the Disney sycophants board members did not meet all the requirements of the law to make the resolution legal.
What happened is this oversight board reviewed that and found the contract was not legal as it did not fulfill all the requirements to be ratified.
But hey let’s spin a lying narrative instead.
Well this is clearly a message from the state of Florida, hey Walt Disney! See you in court
Doesn’t matter. DeSantis wins, Disney loses.
Remember that DeSantis took money from Disney in 2018, but still turned on them for getting involved in the grooming of children.
Trump took tens of millions from Disney in 2020 and came out criticizing DeSantis for going after Disney.
Trump is bought and paid for by the groomers.
Oh I agree Desantis wins, and Disney loses. My point was the media is trying to spin it as Desantis is a tyrant using his appointees to do his bidding.
A jackass claim.
You’re speculating. Stop slandering president Trump.
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America First $37,416,082
Walt Disney Co $10,589,052
Ha ha, Disney just sued DeSantis in CALIFORNIA (Fed Court) seeking to stop him from restricting their constitutional rights. So much stupid with that lawsuit.
Trump rushing to Bud Light’s aid was the most nauseating thing I’d seen since Fauci teabagged him daily. If you can stomach it, check out the Bud Light ad again: Dylan Mulroney or whatever his name is doesn’t play a woman; he plays a little girl playing dress-up.
He takes the groomers’ money, and he does what the groomers want him to do. You go ahead and believe it’s coincidental, or that it even matters if it’s coincidental, if you want to.
I’d say it’s shocking that Trump took $90 million from a whore-mongering casino owner, except Trump IS a whore-mongering casino owner. (OK, I REALLY don’t believe he’s guilty of a crime, but let’s not overlook the fact that he’s paid MILLIONS of dollars to literal whores.)
Love it. And just the other day there were people on hear crying saying the board can’t do anything and DeSantis screwed up.
I didn’t even realize they did that in Cali. LOL.
Disney is suing to receive special considerations that no other business gets and why is this? Because DeSantis is being unfair to Disney. LOL!
Horse crap. LOL
Ron took money from them too.
He still would if he wasn’t running for POTUS because his whole aura is planned and scripted by GOPee.
Even the issues his PAC talks about because ....well Ron lets them do the talking while he looks like a deer in the headlights when asked a question.
Winning
Trump’s Son did that. Trump sided with Disney.
I stated that Ron took money from Disney, but then turned on them when Disney supported groomers knowing full-well that he would not get any money from Disney again.
Trump....he took the money and is now defending Disney so he can get more.
DeSantis is principled.
Trump is a sellout.
Yup, and Trump did all sorts of favors for Adelson when he was in office.
Trump is a sellout, like any other politician.
He took money from Disney and Anheuser-Busch and is now defending both of them from the anti-groomer crowd.
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