To: "Health Freedom, Codex Issues
Subject: ACTION NEEDED!!!New State "Emergency" Powers Threaten Civil Liberties: Unelected Officials Can Force Vaccinations, Quarantines, Rationing & Property Seizures
From: John Hammell jham@iahf.com
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 15:19:59 -0500
IAHF List:The American Association of Physicians and Surgeons, the primary group that killed Hillary Clinton's horrible anti civil libertarian health care proposal is doing a GREAT job via an online petition at http://www.aapsonline.org/ where they're trying to urge Bush to oppose the model legislation being pushed by HHS on all the state legislatures that would make governors of all 50 states total fascist dictators with the power to imprison you/seize your property if you refuse to submit to vaccinations.
You will find complete info on the aaps website, and I strongly urge you to go there to sign their petition and tell everyone you know about it, because unless you do, we will soon find outselves in a situation where you can be imprisoned/prohibited from traveling/ if you refuse to submit to vaccinations for anthrax, smallpox, etc.
PATIENT ALERT!!! ACTION NEEDED!!!
New State "Emergency" Powers Threaten Civil Liberties Unelected Officials Can Force Vaccinations, Quarantines, Rationing & Property Seizures
December 13, 2001 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is sending a model bill for state legislatures to pass that would give public health officials and governors sweeping new authority to quarantine and vaccinate individuals. Moreover, the proposal allows government authorities to ration and commandeer drugs and other items, including firearms and private property.
This bill would give the governor the power to declare himself dictator in case of a "public health emergency" -- which means whatever he says it does. Further, the governor could then delegate this authority to unelected political appointees in state and local public health offices.
The bill is so alarming that even state legislators are publicly opposing it, including the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the nation's largest bipartisan, individual membership organization of state legislators.
While ALEC's Director of the Health and Human Services Task Force acknowledges that safeguarding citizens from biological and chemical attack is a critical function of government, "We must take a much more deliberative approach in crafting effective policy without sacrificing the rights and liberties of individuals and families," said Jennifer King.
The proposed legislation, entitled the Model State Emergency Health Powers Act (MEHPA), is already under consideration in several states including Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, Minnesota, Illinois, and California, while many states will consider the measure during the 2002 legislative sessions, according to King.
Upon declaring an emergency, the government could:
The Governor does not have to consult the public health authority, the legislature, or the courts. He does not have to answer to anyone, ever, for the consequences of his actions. HHS will probably try to bribe or coerce the legislature into passing this law by threatening to withhold federal funds for state Medicaid or other health programs.
HELP STOP THIS BILL!
SIGN THE PETITION. Urge President Bush to stop HHS from pushing this
monstrous bill Log on to
http://www.aapsonline.org/ or call the AAPS Hotline at 800.419.4777
CONTACT STATE OFFICIALS. Tell legislators and your governor. Call the Legislative Hotline in your State Capitol.
SPREAD THE WORD. Tell colleagues, teachers, reporters, talk show hosts, business leaders;
ALERT AAPS. Send news clips or any other reports about efforts to introduce this bill in your state.