You have heard the State publically say their intent is to use the Central Fl Tourism Oversight District to dictate what political content Disney makes?
DeSantis has said it a number of times. Bridget Ziegler, one of the board members, has said she wants to use her power on the board to force Disney to make non-woke content. She is president of "Moms for liberty"..She has absolutely zero qualifications to be on the board, her whole mission in life is to fight the "woke mob". If DeSantis was interested in true oversight, why appoint her and not appoint anyone qualified like the state legislature recommended in its legislation?
RCID for a long time has been viewed by many as a "puppet government" of Disney. For DECADES, RCID has been viewed as a "joke" by many. Yes...c'mon...we have all joked about it since the origin of this web site....long before the Parental Rights Bill ever existed.
Many past legislators..since the 80's have proposed that RCID should not exist the way it did. Yes!...driven by many Democrats too!
There have been a handful of legislators who have said things over the years, but they have been a very small minority. In fact, the legislature did look into it about 20 years ago, and their report determined that it would harm the state substantially if they did dissolve the district.
Again...this RCID "problem" has been a known issue and a complaint by BOTH Democrats abd Republicans for DECADES. This is just the first time anybody actually decided to pull the trigger on it.
Wrong, that is just not true. There have been a few to speak up, sure, but it's never gotten any traction or anywhere near consensus support.
RCID has an interest in siding with the counties on that one, do they not? In the sense that they can also tax Disney more and do more with that money.
No, because their charter is to serve the landowners and maintain a balanced budget.
Yes....he used VERY stupid tactics. He never...ever...should have spoken the word "Woke" in discussing this RCID issue. That word is a COMPLETELY SEPERATE issue that Disney has. Bringing that word into this suddenly clouded this thing and gunked it up unnecessarily. DeSantis...with one word...threw a monkey wrench into the whole process.
But that was the whole point. There was no other point to this than to punish Disney for their speech. And frankly, that should disturb any American who cares about our country and the constitution, regardless of political affiliation. One can argue that Disney shouldn't have control of the special district. I disagree, but it's a reasonable argument. But one should also wholeheartedly reject it happening as a means of suppressing speech. The ends don't justify the means.
