How Republicans poisoned an entire city's drinking water supply

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Some of you may be familiar with the saying “a canary in the coal mine.” The saying has its roots in a real tradition; miners, to avoid dying from dangerous gasses like carbon dioxide, would take a canary into the mine with them. If the canary died, then the miners knew it was time to leave.

Flint, Michigan is the canary to ALEC’s legislative practices. The city’s not dead yet — many Flintstones will sneer at you if you suggest it and there’s a strong sense of local pride despite the circumstances — but there’s no doubt that the recent debacle with Flint’s water is a red flag.

This mine is not safe.