almost too much. The real insult is that our rights to advocate for our own neighborhoods, schools and
children have been rebuffed at best.
The worst schools were remodeled and seized and the best schools, where we were proud to send our
children were closed, or altered in the worst ways. Where we could be proud of our children graduating
from Davis with an FAA licensure, under Governor Snyder the FAA accreditation has been lost.
All of the complainants in the state share a common belief that IF the Governor and his appointees respected
the people he has harmed as children of God, he would never have taken these actions. He could do the
things he did because he does not value our humanity. All of the complainants believe that the Governor
does not respect those harmed because they are overwhelmingly brown, poor and powerless. This assault
has been most difficult on those students who are disabled.
Complainants and witnesses share an overwhelming perception they are being taxed by Snyder without
local representation over their school district because they are black, Latino and disabled and therefore an
expendable cash cow.
Several groups and individuals have filed Title VI complaints and lawsuits regarding Emergency
Management itself before. Most of the population voted against Emergency Management, because it was
perceived as undemocratic. Most feel the method for its adoption in the state was underhanded. However,
we stipulate it IS the law.
Therefore, this complaint is not about PA 436 itself.
We stipulate that while suspect, and ripe for abuse as we have seen, it might be possible for ethical people to
use their authority to make improvements to a community. However, what these individuals have done is
part and parcel of why, it is a bad idea. It is the law, but a bad idea. In any configuration, and there have
been many configurations: giving one person authority over $1.5 billion dollars with no checks and
balanc