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[LAKid53]

Disagree. I think it’s an important law that should exist everywhere. Running for president is itself a full time job. There is no way that someone can hold an elected office such as governor and adequately perform their duties while simultaneously holding the full time job that is running a presidential campaign. Not to mention the potential of using the power and resources of your current position as a tool to grow, publicize, and fund your campaign.

And he was out of the country most of last week. As Session moves toward the end. Can't remember any governor going off on trade missions during the last two weeks of session.

 

[Andrew C]

Disagree. I think it’s an important law that should exist everywhere. Running for president is itself a full time job. There is no way that someone can hold an elected office such as governor and adequately perform their duties while simultaneously holding the full time job that is running a presidential campaign. Not to mention the potential of using the power and resources of your current position as a tool to grow, publicize, and fund your campaign.

Tell that to the last several presidents prior to the last two, who kept their place as governor or senator. And a bunch of the losing candidates.

 

[GoofGoof]

And it won’t be the last I’m sure, depending on how many states have this in place. It’s a silly law. Doesn’t make sense to stop your state’s top leader from running, IMO. We wouldn’t really be talking about it if it were not for Ron’s silly disney fight.

I think the simple solution would be to require a “leave if absence” instead of a resignation. The Lt Governor takes over temporarily similar to a medical disability and if the Governor comes back later they continue their term. The fact of the matter is DeSantis will not be governing during his campaign, the Lt Governor will be handling the day to day so why not make it official. There are certain actions like signing a bill or certain executive powers that require the Governor so just hand those powers over to #2 temporarily. Easy solution.

 

[peter11435]

There are 1,844 special districts in Florida. I guarantee you that there isn't a single person on the planet that is aware of every single one of them.

No; but the governor should likely be aware of the one that facilities one of his states largest employers, largest tax payers, and the driver of one of his states largest industries.

 

[LittleBuford]

Why continue stating something that is just a blatant lie? They were not avoiding taxes. When someone insists on lying about something as basic and provable as this it invalidates anything else they say on the topic.

I think it’s become very clear since the middle of last decade that telling demonstrable lies doesn’t carry the same risk that it used to for political figures. Those among their supporters who want to believe will simply go on doing so.

 

[LAKid53]

I just saw a clip of DeSantis speaking and when asked about the Disney situation he said he’s not going to let a corporation control their own government and avoid taxes. Why continue stating something that is just a blatant lie? They were not avoiding taxes. When someone insists on lying about something as basic and provable as this it invalidates anything else they say on the topic.

Nor did the state take away the $578 million tax incentive IT granted Disney to move WDI to Florida.

 

[peter11435]

Tell that to the last several presidents prior to the last two, who kept their place as governor or senator. And a bunch of the losing candidates.

Gladly. Just because people have done it in the past doesn’t mean it’s right or that it should be allowed.

 

[Disney Analyst]

I still think DeSantis admitting he knew nothing of RCID before Disney spoke out, make Disney’s case stronger.

 

[LAKid53]

Tell that to the last several presidents prior to the last two, who kept their place as governor or senator. And a bunch of the losing candidates.

If you're governor of a major state and decide to run for POTUS, either wait until your term is up or resign. It's not fair to the citizens of the state you're the CEO to both govern and run for an office that now has a campaign season that runs 18 months.

 

[Andrew C]

If you're governor of a major state and decide to run for POTUS, either wait until your term is up or resign. It's not fair to the citizens of the state you're the CEO to both govern and run for an office that now has a campaign season that runs 18 months.

Again. Tell that to the previous presidents. And remember this the next time the person you want to win doesn’t step down.

 

[mikejs78]

Again. Tell that to the previous presidents. And remember this the next time the person you want to win doesn’t step down.

Again. Just because that's the way it is, it doesn't mean it should be. And I can support a candidate but still think they should resign.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Is your argument that the timing of all this shouldn’t matter?

Correct.

The reason matters, the timing doesn't.

If the action was retaliatory, it was retaliatory regardless of when it took place relative to Disney's comments on the Parental Rights bill, and regardless of the timing in the governor's term.

If a brand new governor of Texas came in and said "I'm going to push for legislation on Day 1 to screw Tesla for something Elon Musk said in 1997," that's just as bad as what DeSantis did here.

 

[Andrew C]

Again. Just because that's the way it is, it doesn't mean it should be. And I can support a candidate but still think they should resign.

I don’t think they can pass a federal law to do what you’re asking.

 

[lentesta]

The author is a conservative who actually supported the original legislation that Disney spoke out against, so his position is interesting. He's also a more traditional conservative (he falls in the Never Trump camp).

Thing is, if this gets to the supreme court, of the six Rwpublican-appointed justices, I see three of them as more "traditional conservative" - Roberts, Kavanaugh, and Barrett; one as libertarian - Gorsuch, and two as more radical and partisan - Alito and Thomas.

With the three Democrat appointed justices, I can see anywhere from a 5-4 decision in favor of Disney to a 7-2 decision. I can see an outside change of a 5-4 decision in favor of DeSantis, but only if all three progressives side with him, which I think is unlikely.



Interesting given that the state approved the plan.

One of the lawyers I spoke with *last year* about this predicted 7-2 (Alito, Thomas) or 6-3 (plus one of ACB, BK, or NG) at worst, on Contracts Clause.

Honestly, I don’t see three SCJs just skipping over the fact that the state has completely ignored US Trust. That would be a big change.

 

[mkt]

The governor wasn’t aware of how the states third biggest employer operates in an area of that size. No one is buying that…

I thought they were second, after Walmart.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

I just saw a clip of DeSantis speaking and when asked about the Disney situation he said he’s not going to let a corporation control their own government and avoid taxes. Why continue stating something that is just a blatant lie? They were not avoiding taxes. When someone insists on lying about something as basic and provable as this it invalidates anything else they say on the topic.

If it's the clip I'm thinking of, it was from April 2022 or something like that and it's been picking up steam on social media again.

 

[LAKid53]

Again. Tell that to the previous presidents. And remember this the next time the person you want to win doesn’t step down.

I've never supported the governor of this state running, losing and keeping his office.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

I've never supported the governor of this state running, losing and keeping his office.

"But why didn't you speak up about it before now?"

Isn't that the standard we're applying? Any opinion someone expresses, you get to clap back at them "tHeN wHy DiDnT yOu SaY sOmEtHiNg AbOuT iT yEaRs AgO!!!!!?"

 

[Brian]

I thought they were second, after Walmart.

From the FL Department of Economic Opportunity.

 

[GoofGoof]

If it's the clip I'm thinking of, it was from April 2022 or something like that and it's been picking up steam on social media again.

No it was a clip of him speaking in the UK