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demmiblue

(36,865 posts) Mon Sep 19, 2016, 01:12 PM Sep 2016

After court threat, state of Michigan removed Flint's power to sue

Source: Freep

LANSING — Days after Flint Mayor Karen Weaver served notice that her city might file a lawsuit against the State of Michigan over the Flint drinking water crisis, the state removed Flint's ability to sue.

Though Flint has not been under a state-appointed emergency manager since April 2015, the state still exerts partial control over the city through a five-member Receivership Transition Advisory Board, whose members are appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder.

The board moved quickly to change the rules under which Flint is governed so that the city cannot file a lawsuit without first getting approval from that state-appointed board.

In other words, Flint cannot sue the state without getting the state to sign off on it first

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After court threat, state of Michigan removed Flint's power to sue (Original Post) demmiblue Sep 2016 OP

Heckuva way to solve a problem, State of Michigan! elleng Sep 2016 #1

Nothing Snyder or our right wing nut job legislature does suprises me anymore .... etherealtruth Sep 2016 #2

They should add something to the US Constitution about "redress of grievances" Orrex Sep 2016 #3

This will go to the Supreme Court.. Stuart G Sep 2016 #4

Talk About The Fox Guarding The Henhouse.... global1 Sep 2016 #5

If Hillary wins in November,,,,,and Stuart G Sep 2016 #6

can this be challenged? barbtries Sep 2016 #7

I have no idea. demmiblue Sep 2016 #8

We need a federal emergency manager to govern our state... D23MIURG23 Sep 2016 #9

elleng

(130,974 posts)

1. Heckuva way to solve a problem, State of Michigan!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Sep 19, 2016, 01:14 PM

Sep 2016

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)

2. Nothing Snyder or our right wing nut job legislature does suprises me anymore ....

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Sep 19, 2016, 01:15 PM

Sep 2016

.... it sickens me, but I expect them to hit new lows

Orrex

(63,216 posts)

3. They should add something to the US Constitution about "redress of grievances"

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Sep 19, 2016, 01:21 PM

Sep 2016

Stuart G

(38,436 posts)

4. This will go to the Supreme Court..

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Sep 19, 2016, 01:32 PM

Sep 2016

and the State of Michigan will lose..in my opinion.

the right to sue overrides the State of Michigan..(at least in this case..in my opinion)

global1

(25,253 posts)

5. Talk About The Fox Guarding The Henhouse....

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Sep 19, 2016, 01:41 PM

Sep 2016

They got it all figured out don't they?

What a crock!!!

Stuart G

(38,436 posts)

6. If Hillary wins in November,,,,,and

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Sep 19, 2016, 01:44 PM

Sep 2016

appoints a progressive, the Supreme Court could reverse its previous ruling about the right of people to sue states like this case in Michigan..Fuck the governor of Michigan..

barbtries

(28,799 posts)

7. can this be challenged?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Sep 19, 2016, 03:10 PM

Sep 2016

this shit makes me feel so pissed and so helpless.

demmiblue

(36,865 posts)

8. I have no idea.

Reply to barbtries (Reply #7)

Mon Sep 19, 2016, 04:05 PM

Sep 2016

I don't know if the city has any authority to challenge as they are under partial control of the RTAB.

And to whom would the city pose a challenge?

The whole Emergency Manager concept was a slap in the face of Democracy.

D23MIURG23

(2,850 posts)

9. We need a federal emergency manager to govern our state...

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Sep 19, 2016, 08:39 PM

Sep 2016

And special prosecutors to look after Rick and his gang of scat munchers. Worst. Government. Ever.

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