CDC has the legal authority to detain any person who may have an infectious disease that is specified by Executive Order to be quarantinable.
Such quarantinable diseases may include Cholera, Smallpox, Plague, SARS, Hemorrhagic fevers (like Ebola), and now even respiratory illnesses that may have symptoms similar to those of deadly viruses.
It was no accident that President Obama added the Executive Order amendment this morning. They can downplay the seriousness of Ebola all they want, but the fact is that hundreds of medical workers, including the World Health Organization, have failed to contain its spread.
In anticipation of the virus hitting U.S. shores, President Obama has set the legal authorization to essentially declare martial law in stone. The U.S. military, including the National Guard, also has contingency plans in place.
The minute this virus is detected in the wild on U.S. soil these directives will be executed.
I have been telling those who would listen, Obama, is president for life....and this Virus could be the key for him....