It was mentioned above, and I have no idea if it's true, nor the time to determine if it's true, BUT...
It’s absolutely an emergency…I mean…this has run fine since 1967…
Technically speaking they passed the original bill to dissolve RCID without any real plan and it goes into effect in June so we are fast approaching an emergency situation. It’s a self made emergency but they do actually need to do something before June. I agree 100% on the special session point. This is clearly being done to hide the true plan until it’s been adopted. If they allowed actual debate and discussion the first time around maybe they wouldn’t need to undo the last knee jerk reaction. History repeating itself.
Your confidence in the Florida legislature will be your undoing. -Palpatine
That’s truly sad in the boring somewhat tasteless cuisine of Central Florida when Tiger eats some of his meals at DennysIt was actually in the back parking lot behind the Perkins at crossroads…
No wait…that was tiger woods…I got confused again
The truth is that while those talks have happened, both parties have come to the conclusion time and time again that the district was benefiting the state, was operating legally as intended, and would be nearly impossible to modify in a way that would be beneficial for the state and its tax payers. That is… until this current administration.
Where were there posts talking about the sky falling or the world ending? TWDC doesn’t really need RCID anymore but that’s really not the point.
I NEVER claimed otherwise.
The word doesn't mean just voting...
The District’s voting structure is not unique and not the issue. That system is not being undone across the state. There were no smaller landowners within the area of the District when it was created.
Everything I've heard on the news is about a regular session bill. I'm leaving Epcot now. Continue discussion...
This is where the whole case would be decided. The constitution clearly lays out how transfer of power should work. It requires approval by vote of the electors. That seems black and white and clearly in this case the electors would vote no and the transfer proposal would fail. They leave that “as otherwise provided by law“ clause in there which could open a door for something unintentional to slip through but that would have to apply across the board broadly. In other words the as otherwise provided by law cannot be a bill that says this applies just to RCID. So if a judge rules that clause allows a transfer to occur without approval of the electors it opens a broad ranging can of worms. The powers of the government of Miami for example could be shifted to another municipality by simple majority vote of the legislature. Never the intention of that clause in the constitution and I think it would have a slim chance of working. Probably why the plan shifted from creating a new district to amending the existing one.
My questions wasn't about the dissolution. I'm sure you're correct that the dissolution of RCID is possible. That it was retaliation creates other issues, but ignoring that, I would assume it's very possible.
If we're using that as justification that the state legislature can simply vote to replace the governing body of any other governing body that's within the state. Then, it follows that the same would apply to the mayors of Miami or Orange County. The assumption that there is nothing else that makes this not possible would also be what allows this to set precedent that it's completely possible. When the state decides to take control of Miami or Orange county or whomever later, the takeover of RCID would be the precedent. If that sounds absurd, then it's just as absurd that it'll work for RCID.
Ok so we agree this was not “the plan all along“ and is only being done as a political stunt. In the post I quoted it seemed like you were implying this would have happened anyway had this dispute not come up. We are on the same page now
It does not sound absurd at all. Remember there was a desire during Covid to stop local governments from acting to protect their citizens. There is certainly a desire to limit or eliminate the powers of local governments and centralize power from the current administration. There are real consequences of these actions. Maybe people support this guy now, but keep in mind when “the other side” gets power they will have the same rules to play by. Better to keep checks and balances for everyone.
