Connecticut declared in
state of ‘public health emergency,’ prepares for quarantine
The State of Public Health Emergency allows
bureaucrats to detain and force-vaccinate people without due process.
HARTFORD, CT — Governor
Dannel Malloy has declared Connecticut to be in a state of public health
emergency, enabling the indefinite suspension of certain civil rights. State
bureaucrats have been granted the broad authority to forcibly detain suspected
sick people without due process. The declaration came preemptively, as
Connecticut has not yet seen a single case of the virus it purports to stop.The governor’s October 7th declaration read as follows
“In response to the epidemic of the
Ebola virus currently affecting multiple countries in western Africa, and in
order to provide the Commissioner of Public Health and other appropriate
officials with all authorities necessary to prevent any potential transmission
of the Ebola virus within the State of Connecticut, I hereby declare a public
health emergency for the State, pursuant to the Connecticut General Statutes
Section 19a-131a, for the duration of the epidemic. Specifically, in accordance
with Connecticut General Statutes Section 19a-131b, I authorize the
Commissioner of Public Health to Order the isolation or quarantine, under
conditions prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Health, of any individual
or group of individuals whom the Commissioner reasonably believes to have been
exposed to, infected with, or otherwise at risk of passing the Ebola virus.”
– Governor Dannel P. Malloy, October 7, 2014
– Governor Dannel P. Malloy, October 7, 2014
Rationalizing his actions, the
governor said in a statement: “We need to have the authorities in place that will allow
us to move quickly to protect public health, if and when that becomes
necessary. Signing this order will allow us to do that.”
The recipient of most of the
newly-imparted power is Jewel Mullen, Connecticut’s Commissioner of the
Department of Public Health (DPH). By having this measure in place,
Commissioner Mullen explained, “we don’t have to scramble in the event I need to take
action.”
The actions that authorities might
want to “scramble” to use is the forcible quarantine of citizens — without
charges or trial.
Connecticut General
Statutes Section 19a-131a spells out the
powers that may be used during the state of public health emergency:
“[While] the emergency exists [the
state] may do any of the following: (1) Order the commissioner to implement all
or a portion of the public health emergency response plan developed pursuant to
section 19a-131g; (2) authorize the commissioner to isolate or quarantine
persons in accordance with section 19a-131b; (3) order the commissioner to
vaccinate persons in accordance with section 19a-131e; or (4) apply for and
receive federal assistance.”
As noted above, the Commissioner may
issue an order of mass vaccination at his or her own discretion.
Section 19a-131d states that any
individual who refuses to comply with any portion of the order may be punished
with with fines and imprisonment for up to one (1) year.
Fending off a police state requires
constant vigilance against efforts to desecrate civil liberties. As the current
scenario has shown us, a climate of fear — fear of disease, terrorism, foreign
threats, etc. — makes it all-too easy to suspend constitutional rights with
minimal public resistance. Many people actually feel grateful to see the
government absorbing greater powers; taken with the promises of keeping them
safe.
The state of public health emergency
will remain in effect indefinitely until lifted by the governor.
Source: http://www.policestateusa.com/2014/connecticut-state-of-public-health-emergency/
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