“Good morning, ladies and gentlemen; this is your governor speaking—today’s training evolution: dog fighting, taking on the corporate media. The rules of engagement are as follows. Number one: don’t fire unless fired upon. But when they fire, you fire back with overwhelming force,” Gov. DeSantis says, dressed similarly to Lt. Pete Mitchell (Tom Cruise).
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Clips of DeSantis firing back at reporters discussing the Parental Rights in Education Act – colloquially known as the “Don’t Say Gay” law – are interspersed throughout the ad. His son, Mason DeSantis, is also featured.
“Number two: never ever back down from a fight,” DeSantis says. “Number three: don’t accept their narrative.”
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The ad urging supporters to “never ever back down” premiered just days after DeSantis asked a Florida judge to dismiss a second lawsuit filed by Orlando-area residents concerned about the impact of DeSantis dissolving Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District. In the motion, DeSantis’s legal team suggested that since the dissolution is not yet official, the plaintiffs cannot possibly know any tax implications and thus have no grounds to sue:
“[Plaintiffs] make no allegation that the potential impacts they face from SB 4-C going into effect by operation of law on June 1, 2023, are a result of defendants and not some intervening cause such as the operation of law or the potential future decision making of county officials…
Yet, no tax increase related to SB 4-C has been proposed or imposed on plaintiffs. Their complaint utterly fails to identify sufficient ultimate facts showing how the potential dissolution of the Reedy Creek Improvement District pursuant to state law — assuming such dissolution were to occur — could plausibly infringe on their rights as taxpayers.”
William Sanchez, attorney for the plaintiffs, believes this lawsuit has firm footing. In an interview with the Orlando Business Journal, Sanchez said:
“We truly believe we are on firm footing before the state court. The federal court judge viewed the case more through the prism of the First Amendment argument which is Disney’s to make. Although there is case law which also gives third parties rights to raise another party’s First Amendment rights, we chose to not appeal the federal judge’s decision. We believe our Florida taxpayer rights are going to receive greater protection in state court.”
Inside the Magic will report any updates in the lawsuit against Governor Ron DeSantis.
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