To: Loretta Lynch, U.S Attorney General and President Donald Trump
Attorney General Loretta Lynch: Arrest Michigan Governor Rick Snyder
In 2014, Governor of Michigan, Rick Snyder made the decision to use Flint, Michigan polluted river as its water source to save money. More that 100,000 people have been poisoned because of this heinous decision by the Governor.
Why is this important?
Governor Rick Snyder should be arrested, because in 2014, Flint's emergency manager disconnected the city from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) and started providing residents with water from the Flint River. But the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality told the city that it did not need required corrosion controls, so lead leached into Flint's drinking water, poisoning residents for over a year.
To make matters worse, the Snyder Administration and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality ignored the people of Flint for months as they reported issues with their tap water, the state used inappropriate methods for testing the city's drinking water, and, worst of all, despite knowing that there was a problem with lead, the state kept telling residents that the water was safe to drink.
The governor's actions are downright unconscionable. The children of Flint drank toxic water for more than a year and have been exposed to lead, which could result in permanent developmental problems and brain damage.
The Flint crisis is being called a manmade disaster. We know there is one man who was instrumental in its creation: Rick Snyder. This happened under his watch, and he must bear the consequences of his actions.
To make matters worse, the Snyder Administration and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality ignored the people of Flint for months as they reported issues with their tap water, the state used inappropriate methods for testing the city's drinking water, and, worst of all, despite knowing that there was a problem with lead, the state kept telling residents that the water was safe to drink.
The governor's actions are downright unconscionable. The children of Flint drank toxic water for more than a year and have been exposed to lead, which could result in permanent developmental problems and brain damage.
The Flint crisis is being called a manmade disaster. We know there is one man who was instrumental in its creation: Rick Snyder. This happened under his watch, and he must bear the consequences of his actions.