Skipping that step altogether and having Detroit go straight into bankruptcy doesn't allow the unions and democrats that opportunity.

When the financial team went into Detroit, most people don't realize that they already had their marching orders already written even before they set foot within Detroit City Limits.

Shirley Stancato, president of non-profit New Detroit, also objected to putting her name on the document. "This body did not deliberate as a body," she said. "I could not make a recommendation about any course of action. If part of this includes that 'we recommend,' I can't agree with that."