Thread by @File411, This is a rare time that I’m going to be equally critical [...]

This is a rare time that I’m going to be equally critical of both President Obama & President Trump
Last Friday the 6thCCOAs - held the Flint Water Lawsuit SHALL move forward.
To be fair President Obama & his Admin did try to mitigate the horrendous impact on Flint residents

Trump Admin done NOTHING
6thCCOAs Order says it ALL:

Now, Flint residents can expect to see their children permanently developmentally stunted. It has been six years since the start of the crisis and corroded pipes still infect the water and poison the people of Flint.

You can read the 6thCCOAs FULL published here;

https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/20a0161p-06.pdf

Those in charge - looking at you Synder et al:

Argued that Government officials had both qualified immunity AND Absolute immunity which shielded them from this and other lawsuits.

The only party excluded from this was Michigan State Treasurer Andy Dillion - at the time of these onerous & deadly decisions, he wasn’t the state treasurer- at least that’s how I read this relevant section of last Friday’s 6thCCOAs Opinion
https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/20a0161p-06.pdf

I should be clear, Andy Dillion was NOT treasure in 2011 when the initial decision was made but subsequently thereafter HE WAS treasurer

‘...the decision to switch the water source for Flint was not based on a scientific assessment of the suitability of the Flint River water”

The most fucked up part of all of this?
State officials KNEW that adding more corrosive agents like chlorine would accelerate the deteriorating pipes carrying the water. The disproportionate impact to the African American Community is just maddening and incomprehensibly Criminal

I’m not a DR, RN, or Scientist nor am I an attorney but water & land rights happen to be in my wheelhouse of subject matter expertise.
The PERMANENT damage to children with heavy metals in their blood is beyond words, you can’t reverse that it’s PERMANENT
https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/20a0161p-06.pdf

To be fair President Obama shepherding of various bills & financial request. At least Obama tried whereas Trump DGAF & has done next to 0
Report: Management Weaknesses Delayed Response to Flint Water Crisis
Report #18-P-0221, July 19, 2018
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2018-07/documents/_epaoig_20180719-18-p-0221.pdf

Again, of course the Fed Govt had/has some Responsibility here but in the end, it was Michigan Gov Synder & his band of corrupt assholes who decided penny pinching over lives
Report: Management Weaknesses Delayed Response to Flint Water Crisis https://www.epa.gov/office-inspector-general/report-management-weaknesses-delayed-response-flint-water-crisis via @EPA

Report: Management Weaknesses Delayed Response to Flint Water Crisis | US EPA

Report #18-P-0221, July 19, 2018. The EPA should strengthen its oversight of state drinking water programs to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the agency's response to drinking water...

https://www.epa.gov/office-inspector-general/report-management-weaknesses-delayed-response-flint-water-crisis

Again if you don’t want to read the EPA’s 75+page report
PodCast here

https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2018-07/flintii_podcast.mp3
YouTube Presentation here

Further Insight on Flint - Featuring Project Manager via @YouTube

Thus bringing you full circle to the 1st tweet in this thread, last Friday’s 6thCCOAs Published Opinion.
I’m glad this case was remanded back to the District Court
absolute immunity
qualified immunity
sovereign immunity
NOPE
https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/20a0161p-06.pdf https://twitter.com/File411/status/1265428206494142466?s=20

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