You just overstepped in generalization on this one.
Yeah, hate to say it, but @ParentsOf4 nailed this. We are definitely seeing a major shift in the political landscape that goes far beyond DeSantis or any one politician. Shifts have happened throughout the short history of this country so not unprecedented, but still alarming to see this. As both parties move further and further to the extremes we have never had a need for a 3rd party more.
Honestly…I see this as a very rare case where they could agree…
Well we’re getting into national/global political theory here…
Right now, Disney doesn't need to say anything publicly. It's in DeSantis' and the legislature's court to present their plan, react then - maybe.
I think that’s already done:
Nobody knows at this point. Word came out that there were discussions between the legislature and the district and the framework for a compromise plan was agreed on but that didn’t provide enough political pop for one guy so here we are. I am sure Disney has made plenty of contingency plans for a range of paths this could take but there’s nothing to do or say publicly at this point. The last thing Disney wants is a drawn out public dispute, but that is exactly what the Gov wants so Disney staying silent is burning him up. Most of the news media has largely forgotten about this issue already but if Iger takes a shot at the gov now it goes right back to the front page. Instead Disney has stayed silent and DeSantis just keeps repeating the same lines over and over in the hopes of getting some traction from it.
I'll take chicken, if we're ordering takeout
So the governor can appoint political appointees if someone disagrees with him-and those appointees can decide issues regarding taxation, services, etc. How is that a win for any of the local landowners?
That sounds very plausible except for one thing: They already passed a law to dissolve the district.
They already passed the bill to remove the district. So, unless they are going to backtrack on that part of it and pass yet another bill to overturn the first one, the district is gone.
How does that work within the FL constitution? (Honest question here.)
I am not commenting if what is going on is right or wrong. The Governor has come off as very petty. But it should be noted that prior to Disney's very dumb interjecting into a political issue, that there was discussion from both parties that the Reedy Creek District needed to end. It was not fare to Disney's competitor's (Universal, Seaworld., Etc) that Disney was able to make their own rules. In my opinion, Chapek deserved to get fired for this alone, let alone his other missteps.
The quick answer is that The Reedy Creek District was created by special act of the Florida Legistature and can be amended by the Florida Legislature. Quite different than a county or municipality.
The Devil is the Details. Correct, that there is going to be backtracking (of course that is not what the governor will say). As we all agree, they hurried the original bill and had not thought out. Once the dust started to settle, they saw there were some serious issues. That is why the Reedy District is not actually going to be dissolved and why there is a new special legislature to correct the mess they created.
