Disney DeSantis feud

 Disney expands lawsuit against DeSantis after governor signs bill to void land deals

Disney on Monday expanded its federal lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, accusing the Republican leader of doubling down on his "retribution campaign" against the company by signing legislation to void Disney's development deals in Orlando.

Disney's amended lawsuit also noted that Florida's Republican-led Legislature passed legislation last week targeting Walt Disney World's monorail system.

This might be the most absurd mess I've ever seen a politican get themselves into. I understand why Disney is fighting back but I don't understand what DeSantis thinks he going to gain from any of this. He lost focus on whatever he was trying to accomplish months ago and now just looks crazed and vindictive.

This guy is the golden child who's supposed to save the GOP?

He’s nothing more than a schoolyard bully who was used to bullying other kids on the playground and getting his way. Then he tried bullying a kid who had the means to punch back and now he’s flailing and constantly doubling down. 

I'm not sure even the GOP realistically thinks the GOP can be saved. They're just going to circle the wagons and entrench power among ever smaller groups and grift all they can until they become irrelevant. As Florida is the dream destination of America's aging conservative assholes, he has one of the biggest grifts going.

Disney expands lawsuit to include new DeSantis-backed legislation

The Walt Disney Co. on Monday expanded its lawsuit alleging retaliation by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to include new regulations passed by the state’s legislature that allow officials to nullify development agreements brokered by the entertainment giant.

DeSantis (R), who is weighing a presidential run, signed legislation Friday giving the special board that oversees government services in and around the Walt Disney World Resort the authority to void existing contracts.

They should seek an injunction on any future bills directed at them and only them. That has been the problem with the laws. The Villages are fine, not Disney. Universal can watch their own attractions, not Disney. Separate but equal is illegal and so is retaliation for first amendment rights. Florida will lose. Their best hope is forced mediation.

And even when DeSantis tries to obscure it, it's obvious what he's doing. A bill to require special safety inspections? That might be good. Only for fixed transportation systems? That narrows down what is applies to. Only in theme parks? That narrows it down more. Only fixed transportation systems in theme parks in special districts that span more than one county? That's literally just the Disney World monorail.

They think they're being clever, but it's obvious what they're doing. It's like they're speaking in pig Latin and think nobody can translate it but them. "Next, we'll pass the 'On't-day Ay-say Isney-Day' bill to 'unish-pay Isney-Day or-fay peaking-say out-way against-way us-way.' (They'll never be able to tell what we're doing!)"

The right can't deny that this is retaliation, but they don't care. So long as they see themselves as on the side of the autocracy, they are happy to let freedom and liberty cease to exist. What they don't understand is that if they achieve their goal, the autocracy will not hesitate to take away their rights and freedom next.