Jonathan Turley has a column on Disney's misdeeds and stupidity in dealing with the state of Florida. He gets to the nub of the issue by stating "Picking fights with people with general tax authority is rarely a winning strategy for a company." He points out the absurdity of many of Disney's positions:
"In the final days of the Disney-dominated board, the members voted to transfer powers to the company.
Disney is used to being its own self-governing boss.
That history may have warped its judgment in attempting this power grab. It is a move that would make the pirates of the Caribbean blush.
The “declaration of restrictive covenants” gives Disney total control over development and even bans the new board from using Disney’s name or the names of any of its “fanciful characters.”
It added what is called a royal clause, used in England since 1692.
It specified this “Declaration shall continue in effect until 21 years after the death of the last survivor of the descendants of King Charles III, King of England, living as of the date of this declaration.” [Not joking here folks]
He notes that before acting the Board was supposed to give 7 days notice which it didn't. And, for the ignorant Trans baiters here he summarized the law passed by Fla. that led to Disney's idiocy. "The legislation prohibited classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten to third grade. It also required “age appropriate” material in other grades." https://jonathanturley.org/2023/04/...re-disneys-unchecked-authority-null-and-void/
"In the final days of the Disney-dominated board, the members voted to transfer powers to the company.
Disney is used to being its own self-governing boss.
That history may have warped its judgment in attempting this power grab. It is a move that would make the pirates of the Caribbean blush.
The “declaration of restrictive covenants” gives Disney total control over development and even bans the new board from using Disney’s name or the names of any of its “fanciful characters.”
It added what is called a royal clause, used in England since 1692.
It specified this “Declaration shall continue in effect until 21 years after the death of the last survivor of the descendants of King Charles III, King of England, living as of the date of this declaration.” [Not joking here folks]
He notes that before acting the Board was supposed to give 7 days notice which it didn't. And, for the ignorant Trans baiters here he summarized the law passed by Fla. that led to Disney's idiocy. "The legislation prohibited classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten to third grade. It also required “age appropriate” material in other grades." https://jonathanturley.org/2023/04/...re-disneys-unchecked-authority-null-and-void/
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