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femmocrat

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7. Yes! It is a lie that local leaders voted for the bad water.

Reply to valerief (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 27, 2016, 10:48 PM

Jan 2016

Local elected leaders had been replaced by the "emergency managers" who reported only to the governor. The mayor wants democracy to be restored to Flint.

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I would recommend watching Rachel Maddow's town hall in Flint about the water crisis. [View all] iandhr Jan 2016 OP

K & R femmocrat Jan 2016 #1

It's been great so far winterwar Jan 2016 #2

Wow. No school nurses in the Flint school district. femmocrat Jan 2016 #3

Snyder really "skinflinted" the city of Flint. nt valerief Jan 2016 #4

It's not that I don't have sympathy and empathy for the people of Flint, but . . . Le Taz Hot Jan 2016 #5

Michigan yes, but not Flint mythology Jan 2016 #8

Good point. I would also like a discussion of what we do with failing cities LittleBlue Jan 2016 #11

NAACP's first request for the state is that the Emergency Manager Law be repealed. valerief Jan 2016 #6

Yes! It is a lie that local leaders voted for the bad water. femmocrat Jan 2016 #7

I hope MS/NBC puts it up on Rachel's audio podcast feed. R&K nt longship Jan 2016 #9

So very sad....that the damage done cannot be reversed! FrenchieCat Jan 2016 #10