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HOA Fines FL Congressional Candidate for ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Christmas Light Display
Each day he keeps the display up, he is fined $150
It’s Christmas meets politics in a beautiful “Let’s go Brandon” light display in Florida. The Christmas lights display is at the home of Martin Hyde, a former professional soccer player and current business owner, and a Republican who is campaigning against the state’s 16th congressional district against current Trump-backed Representative Vern Buchanan.
Each day he keeps the display up, he is fined $150, according to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Hyde’s display caught the attention of his homeowner’s association which the Tribune reports sent Hyde a “friendly reminder” that signs aren’t permitted and then “dangled the possibility of a $150-a-day fine if he doesn’t comply.”
Each lit letter is nine inches tall, sitting on his second-story balcony of his Sarasota home above an American flag light display and next to an inflatable Santa Claus. “It’s fully in keeping with my personality and my campaign,” said Hyde. “Anybody who doesn’t like it, it’s one street…don’t come.” Hyde said, “did I know it was provocative? Absolutely. Did I expect it to take on this level? No.”
“I’ll take it down when it suits me” says Hyde, who has been endorsed by Trump’s first national security advisor, Michael Flynn. Hyde also hired Roger Stone, a former Trump advisor, as a campaign consultant.
Hyde, who is a Trump supporter, has said he will keep the display up through Christmas regardless of HOA fines posed on him. “They may well fine me $150 a day. It’s not really a terrible concern to me. I will take it down when the holidays are over. I’ll take it down when it suits me.”
education
BREAKING: Disney drops suit challenging special district status in settlement with Florida, DeSantis
A settlement was reached Wednesday in the two-year lawsuit over who controls the special governing district that encompasses the Walt Disney World Resort, which includes Disney dropping its lawsuitsagainst a newly created tourism board.
“We are glad that Disney has dropped its lawsuits against the new Central Florida Tourism Oversight District and conceded that their last-minute development agreements are null, void, and unenforceable,” Bryan Griffin, DeSantis’ communications director, said in a statement. “No corporation should be its own government. Moving forward, we stand ready to work with Disney and the District to help promote economic growth, family-friendly tourism, and accountable government in Central Florida.”
Fox News explains the dispute began “after Disney’s criticism of Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act – derided by critics as the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill – prompted the DeSantis administration to revoke the special Disney-controlled tax district that gave the entertainment autonomy over its theme parks in the region.”
“No corporation should be its own government,” Bryan Griffin, a spokesman for the governor, said in an emailed statement. “Moving forward, we stand ready to work with Disney and the District to help promote economic growth, family-friendly tourism, and accountable government in Central Florida.”
Misleadingly deemed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, prohibited the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity to young students in the state. National Review reports:
After receiving pressure from employees, Disney’s then-CEO, Bob Chapek, said that the company’s leaders had been opposed to the bill “from the outset,” and Disney declared that the legislation “should never have passed and should never have been signed into law.”
In February 2023, DeSantis signed House Bill 9B, which established the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District to replace Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District. Reedy Creek was a 56-year-old special taxing district that allowed Disney control its own development, regulations, building codes, and other municipal services.
Lawmakers voted to give the governor the power to appoint the district’s board members.
However, before a DeSantis-appointed board took over last March, the Disney-controlled board handed control of the district’s development over to Disney…
…As part of the settlement, Disney acknowledges that the development agreement approved by the outgoing Reedy Creek board has “no legal effect or enforceability.”
As for the media reports that DeSantis had been humiliated and out-maneuvered by Disney, Griffin said that “as usual, the media were wrong.”
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Mike
December 24, 2021 at 5:13 pm
Love it, keep it going
Robert Wurdack
December 24, 2021 at 5:56 pm
Amen Martin, A lot of us are with you probably more than are not! 🙂
Sherril
December 24, 2021 at 5:56 pm
We Have Free Speech in this Country.. Lets go Brandon!
Bill
December 24, 2021 at 6:13 pm
HOAs are a pretend authority that creates certain rules that they can’t enforce. Leave the lights up and for the HOA… GFYS
Larry Davidson
December 24, 2021 at 6:20 pm
Expensive tea!
Chaz
December 24, 2021 at 9:52 pm
Sue them. They can’t take away your free speech. I wouldn’t even live insect a derelict neighborhood.
Theodora Torpey
December 24, 2021 at 10:30 pm
What happen to our freedom of speech???
It was OK when democrats called for presidents Trumps assassination? It was OK showing decapitating him ??
He and his family wer dehumanized, called names but nothing or no one was penalized or censored ever or fired,..so how does this makes it ok???
Communist…
Scott
December 25, 2021 at 12:23 am
Most HOA fines need to allow 15-30 days to correct a violation, before imposing a fine.
LETS GO BRANDON
Richard A Kent
December 25, 2021 at 6:24 am
REMEMBER WHEN SHUMER, POLOSI CHANTED RESIST RESIST RESIST WHEN TRUMP WAS ELECTED?
“BACK ATCHA DEMS!!!!!!!!!!!
WAY TO GO MR HYDE
Andrew E McManus Sr
December 25, 2021 at 8:35 am
AWESOME display. I love it
Don Mankow
December 25, 2021 at 1:01 pm
ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!
Bad Bill
December 25, 2021 at 2:21 pm
So the HOA is giving the first Amendment the “Flying Fickle Finger” as “Laugh – In” used to say. One needs to see what is wrong with Buchanan. Might be a good reason. Actually I prefer Hyde but don’t like political pressure that tries to control our votes.
deborah burow
December 25, 2021 at 8:53 pm
do NOT COMPLY!!
Linda
December 28, 2021 at 8:44 am
HOA’s have taken too much power here in Florida and many people will not live in HOA.