The corruption of the Michigan Republican legislators is obvious. If they sincerely cared about the citizens of the state they would have passed a bill that upheld the Governor's directives, not destroyed them.
To be crystal clear; the Michigan Republicans are grandstanding on the process and not the will of the people.
We already have the facts regarding the MDEQ. They were complicit in the Flint Water Crisis. Governor Whitmer needs a new slate of state employees until the corruption is completely removed from the Michigan DEQ.
The state government of Michigan was corrupted by Snyder and there is no way of knowing the extent of the corruption without building a co-government structure that PLAYS BY THE RULES. If Governor Whitmer NEEDS people she can trust to assist the citizens of Michigan while simultaneously there is a complete review of MDEQ ADHERENCE to laws and STANDARDS to protect the people of Michigan, then that is what is required.
Enforcement by the MDEQ has been destroyed. It is completely obvious. Governor Whitmer knows what she is doing for the people of Michigan. The Republican majority in the legislature is acting against the will of the people and continue to put them in peril.
Reform of any government has to be handled by TRUSTWORTHY people. The Michigan State Republican majority is proving to be "power players" rather than "governance" to benefit the people of Michigan.
The corruption MUST be ripped out by the roots and the Michigan State Legislature is proving they can obstruct the will of the people. They are just as complicit as the Snyder MDEQ.
I believe Governor Whitmer has the EXECUTIVE power to instill the AGENCY of her office to form regulatory structures to carry out the laws to benefit the people. She has the right to have people she can trust. Her ideas are good ideas and I believe she has the right to take her directives to the courts for enforcement to benefit the people of Michigan.
January 7, 2019
Flint - Another Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (click here) employee has pleaded no contest to charges related to the Flint water crisis.
Liane Shekter-Smith, the department's former chief of drinking water and municipal assistance, originally was charged in July 2016 with two felonies and one misdemeanor charge.
She pleaded to a misdemeanor charge of disturbing a lawful meeting, which carries a possible penalty of 90 days in jail and a $500 fine. The other charges were dropped in exchange for her plea.
As part of the plea agreement with Special Prosecutor Todd Flood, Shekter-Smith must testify against other government officials charged in the Flint water cases. She likely will be a witness in the upcoming preliminary hearing for former Emergency Manager Darnell Earley and former Flint Water Department Manager Howard Croft.
If she provides misleading statements or fails to cooperate with prosecutors, Flood said a guilty plea to a five-year felony charge of misconduct in office will automatically be entered on her behalf. A review to determine whether she complied with the plea agreement is scheduled for April....
