At the risk of being "politically incorrect", why don't we bring all of our troops home from overseas, close our borders, and boost our domestic budget????
Oops!!!...That won't work because then the US Gov't would have more money to squander on OUR Gov't Workers, whom if the truth be told, would all but one be sleeping in a low-level ATC Facility during an overnight (mid) shift such as LEX...
Of course the facility would be properly "staffed", but what would the point be???
The lawsuit may or may not prevail, but it's still a smoke screen...
The crew "screwed the pooch" and there's no escaping that....