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You could pass that buck all the way up to Obama by that reasoning. To put it another way: don't be ridiculous.
WAIT!!!
The buck should be passed to George Washington
You could pass that buck all the way up to Obama by that reasoning. To put it another way: don't be ridiculous.
You could pass that buck all the way up to Obama by that reasoning. To put it another way: don't be ridiculous.
Trust it to be a Republican governor. Didnt see that coming.Republican Party, profits before people as per usual.
Karen Williams Weaver[1] is an American politician, clinical psychologist, and small business owner who has been the mayor of Flint, Michigan since November 9, 2015. She succeeded Dayne Walling, whom she defeated in a November 2015 election.[2] She is the first female mayor of the city.[2]
Weaver is a member of the Democratic Party,[3] although local offices in Flint are officially nonpartisan.[4]
Dayne Walling (born March 3, 1974) was the mayor of Flint, Michigan from 2009 to 2015. Although the Flint mayor's office is a nonpartisan position, Walling is a member of the Democratic Party.[2]
late April 2014, in an effort to save about $5 million over less than two years,[24][25][26] the city switched from purchasing treated Lake Huron water from Detroit, as it had done for 50 years, to treating water from the Flint River. The plan was to attach to the Karegnondi system, which was under construction, pending completion nearly three years later (currently scheduled for completion in June 2016).[27] The Flint River had been the designated backup water source for years.[28][29] Flint emergency manager Darnell Earley finalized the sale in June 2014 of an Eastern Genesee County 9-mile section of water pipeline to Genesee County for $3.9 million. This pipeline feeds Detroit water to the county and after the Huron pipeline is active would service the Eastern part of the county.[30] By December 2014, the city had invested $4 million into its water plant.[31] On July 1, 2014, Mayor Dayne Walling was given operating authority over two city departments including Public Works by Flint emergency manager Darnell Earley.[32]
oops...
As I said before, the problem most likely lies with someone who wasn't doing their job properly, even though they were qualified to do it.
On March 2, 2016, it was reported that the state of Michigan blocked Flint from returning to Lake Huron water from the Detroit water system when it agreed to grant the city an emergency loan of $7 million in April 2015.[36]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_water_crisisState Senator Jim Ananich, who represents Flint, called for the state to refund the $2 million to the city; Ananich also requested further emergency funding from the state and a commitment to long-term funding to address the effects of the lead contamination.[43]
Does the Mayor call the shots for the water supply in the state?One would wonder why people are angry at the governor....
I updated my post.
Most likely scenario is the some official lied on a report to get their performance bonus. That is something that you can't reasonably expect a Governor or a Mayor to anticipate on. The most they can do is have systems that make it difficult to do so and throw the book at whoever did it.
On February 23, the Michigan State Legislature started a committee to investigate the crisis.[104] On March 1, one of its members, Senator Jim Ananich of Flint, introduced a resolution that would grant state lawmakers probing the Flint water crisis subpoena power over the Governor's office, which is immune to the state Freedom of Information Act.[105]
On December 15, 2015, Mayor Weaver declared the water issue as a citywide public health state of emergency to prompt help from state and federal officials.[50] Weaver's declaration said that additional funding will be needed for special education, mental health, juvenile justice, and social services because of the behavioral and cognitive impacts of high blood lead levels.[26]
On January 5, 2016, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder declared Genesee County to be in a state of emergency.[113] Snyder also apologized for the incident.[114]
State legislature[edit]
On January 4, 2016, citing the Flint water crisis, Michigan Representative Phil Phelps, Democrat of Flushing, announced plans to introduce a bill to the Michigan House of Representatives that would make it a felony for state officials to intentionally manipulate or falsify information in official reports, punishable by up to five years' imprisonment and a $5,000 fine.[188]
On March 2, House Democratic leader Tim Greimel called on Governor Snyder to resign, due to his "negligence and indifference" in his handling of the Flint water crisis.[189] Also on that date, State Democratic Party Chairman Brandon Dillon called for Michigan Treasurer Nick Khouri to resign due to his role in a loan agreement from April 2015 that blocked Flint from switching back to the Detroit system.[190]
The documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, a Genesee County native, called for Snyder's arrest for mishandling the water crisis in an open letter to the governor, writing: "The facts are all there, Mr. Snyder. Every agency involved in this scheme reported directly to you. The children of Flint didn't have a choice as to whether or not they were going to get to drink clean water." A spokesman for the governor called Moore's call "inflammatory."[223][224] Later, after hearing of the Legionnaires' outbreak, Moore termed the state's actions "murder."[225] Speaking to reporters in Flint, he emphasized that "this was not a mistake . . . Ten people have been killed here because of a political decision. They did this. They knew."[226]
Really? Even with states calling the shots for things like this? You can pass this onto Obama? Did the states all of a sudden lose their powers when I was not watching?![]()
Snyder is ultimately responsible but he's in full blame-distribution mode - standard Republican (and ANC) tactic when confronted with accountability for one's actions.
Michigan's attorney general has filed charges against three officials over contaminated water supplies in Flint.
Two state employees in the environmental department have been charged with misleading the US government about the problem.
And a Flint employee is being charged with altering water test results.
Nearly 100,000 residents of the poor, mostly black city, were exposed to high levels of lead, sparking an outcry.
Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.
More at:http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36094881Michigan's attorney general has filed charges against three officials over contaminated water supplies in Flint.
Two state employees in the environmental department have been charged with misleading the US government about the problem.
And a Flint employee is being charged with altering water test results.
Nearly 100,000 residents of the poor, mostly black city, were exposed to high levels of lead, sparking an outcry.
Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.
On his visit to Flint, Michigan, Wednesday, President Obama drank a glass of water while delivering a speech, reports USA Today.
For almost two years, Flint’s drinking water has been contaminated with lead due to government officials’ failure to properly treat the water. The Environmental Protection Agency has assured Flint residents that filters can remove the lead and that the water was now safe to drink for everyone except pregnant women and children under the age of six.
"This was a man-made disaster. This was avoidable. This was preventable," said Obama. "I do not believe that anybody consciously wanted to hurt the people of flint, and this is not the place to sort out every screw-up that resulted in contaminated water."
Flint, Michigan - Six current and former Michigan and Flint officials were criminally charged on Wednesday for their roles in the city's water crisis that was suspected of being responsible for an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease that led to at least 12 deaths, the state's attorney general said.
Five of the officials, including Michigan Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon, were charged with involuntary manslaughter stemming from their roles in handling the crisis, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said in a statement.
Involuntary manslaughter is a felony that carries a sentence of up to 15 years in prison.
Lyon, 49, was also charged with one count of misconduct in office. The felony charge carries a sentence of up to five years in prison.
Four current and former state and Flint officials were also charged with involuntary manslaughter. The four had all been previously charged with lesser crimes in connection with the water crisis.
The state's Chief Medical Executive Eden Wells was charged on Wednesday with obstruction of justice and lying to police.
Last year, prosecutors dropped all criminal charges against officials awaiting trial over the crisis, saying a more thorough investigation was needed.