I think federal dollars should be used to immediately address Flint's water
crisis, no matter what. I'd like your conditions to be met, but I don't
think that the people should have to wait for clean water and a properly
functioning water system until a recalcitrant political system submits to
justice.
Miriam
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I would support using Federal dollars to assist Flint's crisis, if certain
conditions were met by the state of Michigan. First, Snyder must resign as
governor. Second, he must repay his governor's salary for the past two
years. Third, the people of Michigan must be allowed to elect those who
govern them.
If these basic terms are not agreed upon, the US government will impose
severe sanctions on all officials supporting Snyder. If sanctions do not
force the buggers out, then the US will deploy troops for the purpose of
escorting Snyder and his cronies to the Michigan state border, with
instructions that they must never cross back.
In brief, I do not support putting any Federal money into the greasy, grubby
hands of a tyrant who has already proven he puts Profit ahead of People. If
Michigan were some separate little Muslim nation, we would have already
infiltrated and overthrown Snyder and left the government in shreds.
Carl Jarvis
Carl Jarvis
On 3/12/16, joe harcz Comcast <joeharcz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Snyder to seek extension of federal emergency in Flint Matt Helms ,U.S.
Detroit Free Press The state of Michigan will ask the federal
government to extend the
state of emergency declaration in the Flint water crisis from April to
August, Gov. Rick Snyder said today. The move would continue federal
assistance
that pays for bottled water, water filters and filter cartridges that
remove lead from Flint's water supply, Snyder said after a meeting of
the Flint Water
Interagency Coordinating Committee, the group of state, county and
local officials that's organizing the response to the water crisis.
The emergency declaration
ends April 14, and the state will ask the federal government to extend
it to Aug. 14, Snyder said. The declaration also would help pay for
continued water
testing. 'We're going through that application extension process now,
so that should be going in relatively soon,' the governor said. 'I
hope it gets granted.
It would be a big help again during this crisis. The Federal Emergency
Management Agency didn't immediately respond to a request for comment
on what an
extension would entail. Snyder also said the coordinating committee
isn't looking at an exact date for when Flint's water supply ' which
has been contaminated
with lead and other hazards since the city switched from Detroit's
municipal water to the more corrosive Flint River in April 2014 ' will
be considered
safe to use. He said that declaration will only be made based on
scientific testing of the water supply at sentinel sites chosen by the
Environmentalfilters.
Protection Agency. Snyder said he expects another round of test
results from the sentinel sites early next week, which will help set
benchmarks through
at least a couple more rounds of tests. The EPA says the ongoing tests
have found that the addition of phosphates to control corrosion of
pipes ' a treatment
that the city did not use when it switched water sources ' is
improving Flint's water quality, but it remains unsafe to drink without
Snyder alsoit.
defended the use of $800,000 in taxpayer dollars as part of a legal
defense fund, a move criticized by the liberal group Progress Michigan
as an inappropriate
use of public funds as investigations continue into which state and
federal decisions were made that lead to the water crisis. He denied
it was a personal
legal defense fund. 'As a practical matter, these decisions were in
the capacity as a public official in the state of Michigan, and so
this is a cost to
the state of Michigan,' Snyder said. 'It's to help with the
investigations and such. It's unfortunate that amount of resources may
be required. And I wish
it wasn't. But as a practical matter, this is the appropriate way to do
Snyder declined to estimate what the ultimate cost will be to replace
Flint's
pipes and establish the long-term health supports and other resources
needed to help people in Flint who've suffered lead poisoning. He said
the state
would be transparent and honest about the costs, and will 'make sure
we're measuring where these resources are going, and that people can
see it's making
a difference in people's lives. Contact Matt Helms: 313-222-1450 or'
mhelms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx . Follow him on Twitter: @matthelms.
