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DeSantis Supports Repeal of Disney's Special Self-Governing Status

2022-04-02

[FoxNews] Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis addressed on Thursday the suggestion of repealing a 55-year-old state law that allows Disney to effectively govern itself on the grounds of Walt Disney World, following the company’s public opposition to a controversial parental rights law in Florida.

"What I would say as a matter of first principle is I don’t support special privileges in law just because a company is powerful and they’ve been able to wield a lot of power," DeSantis said during a press conference in West Palm Beach, Florida on Thursday.

Disney has been engaged in a war of words with Republicans in Florida leading up to Monday’s signing of the controversial bill, which prohibits classroom instruction on "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" with children in third grade or younger "or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards."

DeSantis referenced a bill reining in big tech that Republicans were working through the legislature last year when Disney added a "carve out" at the "11th hour" for theme parks.

"I’m thinking to myself, ‘This is ridiculous,’" DeSantis said. "Honestly, it was embarrassing."

DeSantis continued, "I think what has happened is there’s a lot of these special privileges that are not justifiable, but because Disney had held so much sway, they were able to sustain a lot of special treatment over the years."

DeSantis said that Disney has "lost a lot of the pull that they used to have" over the company's reaction to the parental rights law and said he thinks that’s a "good thing for our state because the state should be governed by the best interest of the people."

"I would say any special privileges that are in law I would like to get rid of generally," DeSantis added. "I think in this particular case with Disney, I just don’t think you have very many people in the legislature anymore who are going to be able to defend a lot of what has been done over many years to really have them almost govern themselves in some of these things. That was probably never appropriate to start, but is certainly not appropriate now at this point."
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Posted by:Thravick Fillmore6665

#10 Just watched a Sportsball game.

One of the advertisers promote an adventure show which is in the Anime style. Vox Machina.

Sexual Fetishes, gay innuendo, a line about cumming in a dead person. That is the lead for joining 'a large forest' named place.

Disgusting. I found the show entertaining but what the hell?! Kids are watching this Sportsball.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-04-02 20:52

#9 Whorelando is a big place. While the mouse is a very big employer there, there's a lot else going on, much of it peripheral to DizzyWorld but not corporately attached. There's also stuff that has nothing to do with the bigfoot of Orange County at all.

Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-04-02 15:59

#8 I thought "Company Towns" were a corrupt 18th Century practice...

Posted by: magpie 2022-04-02 15:49

#7 Pretty sure if I went into a Chuck E. Cheese and started talking to a 6 year old boy how great it is to put cock in his mouth I'd get beat up, arrested, and charged with a sex crime against a minor.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-04-02 15:32

#6 All upset the gayquistadors will be treated equally.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-04-02 15:18

#5 ^ He should then adopt the unofficial Massachusetts state motto - 'Don't kill the job'!

Posted by: Raj 2022-04-02 09:45

#4 Ever been by Disney World in Orlando? Be terrible if one of those never ending government 'road improvement' projects ever was done around the approaches to the park.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-04-02 09:36

#3 Sanctions work?

Posted by: Skidmark 2022-04-02 08:22

#2
Kinda obvious Disney is no longer the same as it was when the special status was issued.

Posted by: NN2N1 2022-04-02 07:58

#1 Go get 'em, Ron

Posted by: Phusosh Spemble5777 2022-04-02 01:58

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