News Reedy Creek Improvement District and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District

[Lilofan]

It is pretty amazing how the FL legislature is so willing to do whatever DeSantis wants. They are remarkable in their solidarity for better or worse.

Who knows,- you help me, I help you, future DC roles possibly for those who "help" him.

 

[LAKid53]

That’s not a possible outcome. The laws either exist or they don’t. The contracts either exists or they don’t. They all must be public record.

You can't have PDAs for public documents that would be covered by Sunshine. The only exemptions would be info related to personal ID, such as social security number or trade secrets.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Actually if we include Trump in the group attacking DeSantis over this they make up over 2/3 of the voters in the latest Fox News poll.

Pick literally any issue and workshop a policy position that DeSantis could take that Trump wouldn't attack. DeSantis could say "build the wall" and Trump would find a way to attack it. DeSantis could say "the 2020 election was stolen and Trump should still be President" and Trump would find a way to attack it. Trump attacking a thing isn't evidence of anything because Trump attacks EVERYTHING.

DeSantis sits at 21%….about the same as Kennedy in the Dem primary. The trend isn’t looking great either.

Yeah, it looks bad for him. And if it wasn't for the Disney issue, he'd probably be all the way up at 22%.

This might not help him catch Trump. Most likely, nothing will help him catch Trump. But issues like this one are why he's not in the basement with Asa Hutchinson and Tim Scott. DeSantis has a national name ID for two reasons: 1) COVID and 2) anti-woke stuff.

 

[larryz]

I get the jokes on attorneys, but let's be real, attorneys don't celebrate this nonsense, just like oncologists don't celebrate more cancer.

Hey, a boat payment is a boat payment.

 

[LAKid53]

I actually pondered whether our status as DVC owners might give us standing to challenge some of the recent actions of the board. I think it likely does, and I would certainly join in a lawsuit if someone else wants to get it going.

Would our status as deeded leasehold owners be the same, though, as a residential or business property owner? We own an interest, not the actual property.

 

[networkpro]

Hey, a boat payment is a boat payment.

Can we watch you on the Miami Boat Ramps channel? Something with 4-9 Mercruisers ?

 

[LAKid53]

The people with the numbers and the people with the money have a symbiotic relationship. In this particular one, I'll bet on the money in the end. They're pulling the strings.

Mega donors tend to be leary of a politician attacking a major corporation with such a recognizable and beloved brand, that's also an important component of a state's economy.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

A DVC class action should be started expecially if it going to up the taxes we pay on DVC

Taxpayers can't just sue on the basis that they don't like how their tax dollars are spent.

Frothingham v. Mellon (1923)
Doremus v. Board of Education (1952)
Arizona Christian School Tuition Org. v. Winn (2011)

 

[LAKid53]

Taxpayers can't just sue on the basis that they don't like how their tax dollars are spent.

Frothingham v. Mellon (1923)
Doremus v. Board of Education (1952)
Arizona Christian School Tuition Org. v. Winn (2011)

In Florida, we can if we aren't provided the right to accept or reject an increase by voting on it. But as I mentioned, we have an interest.

 

[MisterPenguin]

The lack of ability to spell "thread" saddens me greatly.

Don't tread on him!

 

[mikejs78]

GOP establishment (who he WANTS mad at him to beef up his populist bona fides and who will support him in the end no matter what if he's the only chance of bringing down Trump)

I think that's shortsighted of him. The establishment/traditional conservative types still make up a sizeable minority of the GOP - and DeSantis needs that vote. The real hard core MAGA types are going to stay with Trump no matter what.

 

[mikejs78]

But issues like this one are why he's not in the basement with Asa Hutchinson and Tim Scott. DeSantis has a national name ID for two reasons: 1) COVID and 2) anti-woke stuff.

He was polling in the mid 30s. He's down to 21%. I suspect he will continue to fade and another trump alternative will emerge from the current field. As I said, Trump was polling at < 1% at this time in 2015.

 

[Brian]

He was polling in the mid 30s. He's down to 21%. I suspect he will continue to fade and another trump alternative will emerge from the current field. As I said, Trump was polling at < 1% at this time in 2015.

There's a lot of "sympathy votes" for Trump of late in light of his recent legal situation in Manhattan. Many were likely DeSantis supporters.

 

[Disstevefan1]

I get the jokes on attorneys, but let's be real, attorneys don't celebrate this nonsense, just like oncologists don't celebrate more cancer.

Not sure the word “celebrate” is in good use here. Attorneys take cases, unless they are doing it for free, or get paid only if they win, they get paid win or lose.

For sure these attorneys are getting paid win or lose.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

I think that's shortsighted of him. The establishment/traditional conservative types still make up a sizeable minority of the GOP - and DeSantis needs that vote.

He doesn't need that vote while it's a field of 10 because those people are always going to be more anti-Trump than pro-DeSantis.

Phase 1: Get through the early debates as the clear #2. This is about name ID more than anything else. It's "no press is bad press" time.

Phase 2: Other non-Trump candidates drop out after failing to crack double-digit support in the early primaries.

Phase 3: Consolidate normieCon and #NeverTrump support and pray that it's bigger than 50%.

Phase 4: Absorb incoming fire from Trump, which will have the benefit of making DeSantis appear reasonable by comparison in preparation for a pivot in the General.

Phase 5: Pray that Trump doesn't go nuclear with a third party campaign.

 

[JusticeDisney]

The governor has already addressed this, claiming to not be aware of the Reedy Creek Improvement District.

Yeah, ok.

 

[JusticeDisney]

Is your argument that all legislative action taken in a governor's second term is somehow illegitimate?

Not everything is a Day 1 priority.

Yeah, really solid point. I mean, you’re right, this buffoon was intending all along on getting rid of that totally unjust special district. It was just pure coincidence that he finally got around to doing it at the precise moment that Disney spoke out against legislation. It just simply wasn’t a Day 1 priority.

 

[JusticeDisney]

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.

Now you are comparing Disney’s special district to the rest of them?! Oh wow, you’re starting to make yourself look a bit foolish. No offense.

 

[Smiley/OCD]

I know, that's why I hate it. Unless you're super rural, counties are way too big to effectively manage schools. I strongly favor municipal control of education so that administrators are directly accountable to parents.

NO, that’s what we have in NJ there are 599 districts, each with its own superintendent, BOE, separate purchasing (books,etc)…THATS the main reason we have the highest property taxes in the state…EVERY town in the state is its own little fiefdom…I’ll take county SD ANYTIME

 

[LAKid53]

He doesn't need that vote while it's a field of 10 because those people are always going to be more anti-Trump than pro-DeSantis.

Phase 1: Get through the early debates as the clear #2. This is about name ID more than anything else. It's "no press is bad press" time.

Phase 2: Other non-Trump candidates drop out after failing to crack double-digit support in the early primaries.

Phase 3: Consolidate normieCon and #NeverTrump support and pray that it's bigger than 50%.

Phase 4: Absorb incoming fire from Trump, which will have the benefit of making DeSantis appear reasonable by comparison in preparation for a pivot in the General.

Phase 5: Pray that Trump doesn't go nuclear with a third party campaign.

The GOP field in 2024 will not be as large as 2016. Neither Haley or other potential candidates have a war chest comparable to DeSantis or Trump.