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Family Of U.S. Ebola Carrier Moves Into Donated Home (Escorted by a Democratic judge)
KTVT-TV ^ | October 3, 2014
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins personally escorted the family of Ebola carrier Thomas Duncan to a 4 bedroom spacious home in a gated community Friday. Its where they will live, miles away from their cramped apartment in Dallas while under quarantine.
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http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/07/07/some-question-judges-authority-on-immigrant-children/
So where does Jenkins get his authority? Is it because he is Homeland Security and Emergency Management director? Cantrell doesnt think so. Theres been no declared emergency at the federal, state, or county level. I dont know where hes getting his authority.
Dallas attorney Clint David says Jenkins has some pro-active power as emergency preparedness director, through state Homeland Security and Emergency Management laws, or HESM.
http://www.dallascounty.org/department/comcrt/jenkins/homeland.php
Homeland Security
Chapter 418 of the Texas Government Code states the county judge is responsible for the countys emergency preparedness and is the only one who can declare a disaster in their respective counties.
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http://www.kiiitv.com/story/26704348/whos-in-charge-of-stopping-ebola-in-the-us
In the Ebola case in Dallas, authorities at the state, county and city levels are working with the CDC.
Specifically, its Dallas County thats in charge, said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, also director of the countys Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
The county has set up an Incident Management Center and is acting as the lead agency for the Ebola investigation and containment, said the county judge, who is vested with broad judicial and administrative powers under the Texas Constitution.
Who Is Clay Jenkins?
“Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins personally escorted the family of Ebola carrier Thomas Duncan to a 4 bedroom spacious home in a gated community Friday.”
So if everyone is quarantined, do they all get such wonderful accommodations?
Forgive my ignorance, but aren’t Judges supposed to be impartial? I must be missing a big piece of this puzzle.