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goldenequity
09-21-2016, 03:48 PM
Surprise!

State of Michigan strips Flint's power to sue over water crisis (https://www.rt.com/usa/359941-flint-barred-from-lawsuit/)

A sneaky move by Michigan
removed Flint’s ability to hold state officials accountable
for actions resulting in the city’s water supply being laced with lead.
The new policy would require the state’s permission to be sued,
which is unlikely.

Mere days after receiving notice from Mayor Karen Weaver
about her possible intention to sue Michigan on behalf of the city of Flint,
Michigan changed the rules.

The move was blocked by the state.
House Speaker Kevin Cotter (R-Mt. Pleasant) said “a reckless lawsuit
could throw the state budget into disarray
and undermine everything we’ve done for the city." (How is it 'reckless'?)

Both Cotter and a spokesperson for Snyder called on Weaver
to withdraw the lawsuit that would have required Michigan to be responsible
for the debts incurred from handling the water contamination.

However, Weaver stood her ground and claimed
that the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
had practiced "grossly negligent oversight”
and needed to safeguard the city’s rights to sue
if things were not handled properly down the road,
she told the Free Press in April.

In response to the board’s decision to block the city from suing,
she told the Free Press that she was “disappointed to learn of the timing,” but remained hopeful
that this "is a sign of their intent to ensure the City of Flint is indemnified for any and all debts and obligations
imposed upon the city while under state control.”
(Ha. Spoken like a lawyer. )

"I will continue to do everything within my power to safeguard the city,” she added.

You will drink the lead... and you will LIKE it. :D

angelatc
09-21-2016, 05:15 PM
Surprise!

State of Michigan strips Flint's power to sue over water crisis (https://www.rt.com/usa/359941-flint-barred-from-lawsuit/)





You will drink the lead... and you will LIKE it. :D


It's a natural occurring substance.

ANd there are literally hundreds of cities that have more lead in the water than Flint. This is a political, not medical, scandal

goldenequity
09-21-2016, 06:08 PM
Good to know... yuck.
We have problems in Cntral AZ w/ Arsenic.. also natural.