This is a classic case of retaliation over speech. Florida passed it's law, and Disney has publicly stated opposition to it. In retaliation, Desantis and other republicans are now floating the idea of revoking Disney's special privileges in retaliation. Point blank. This is 100% absolutely wrong, and is, in my opinion, a BLATANT violation of the 1st amendment. The government is taking direct negative actions in order to punish someone (Disney) for their public stance. I anticipate that the defense of this action will be that this isn't a punishment, it's merely getting rid of privileges. But, that doesn't matter. What matters is that this is a negative action, and that it is in direct retribution for the speech of the company.
Now whether you agree with the law or not, agree disney or not, or even agree with the wisdom (or not) of disney stating that position, if you are an advocate of free speech, you should condemn this threat/attempt at punishment for the violation of free speech that it is.
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