Posted on 12/21/2021 8:10:51 AM PST by Jan_Sobieski
When American mayors, governors and others wanted their populations to submit to COVID-19 lockdown and other orders, they were faced with what they perceived as an obstacle: those individuals who simply would not follow orders.
Now, in the state of New York, a proposal is being prepared for lawmakers to consider that would resolve that dispute.
A plan prefiled for the coming legislature would allow authorities to simply determine who they wanted locked up – and then lock them up.
The idea, cast as a "public health law," is being prepared for the 2021-2022 legislature.
It would allow the governor or his appointee to decide that anyone who is sick and "may" pose a danger to another, "shall be detained in a medical facility or other appropriate facility or premises designated by the governor or his or her delegee…"
There wouldn't be "forced" medication unless a court order allowed that, the proposal finds.
The National Pulse explained the proposed law would allow authorities to "remove and detain cases, contacts, carriers, or anyone suspected of presenting a 'significant threat to public health.'"
The report explained, "Bill A416 presents a serious risk to the basic liberties of all Americans in the state of New York, including their right to choose whether or not to receive medical treatment and vaccinations related to thus far undetermined contagious diseases..."
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
‘the proposed law would allow authorities to “remove and detain cases, contacts, carriers, or anyone suspected of presenting a ‘significant threat to public health.’”’
We’ve already got jurisprudence on a very similar area of law, that of involuntary detention of the mentally ill. In that case, the state can only commit them against their will if they pose an imminent threat of death or great bodily harm to themselves or others; essentially it is the medical equivalent of a “self defense” argument.
If the courts are consistent, they should find that the state can’t involuntarily treat someone for a communicable disease unless they pose a similar “imminent threat”, and COVID certainly doesn’t rise to that level.
I’m glad to hear that it doesn’t appear to be going anywhere
However I do think it is still noteworthy. The reason being I fully believe that the majority of the Democrats would go along with it if they thought they could get away with it. The reason it’s still in committee, in my opinion, is that they are afraid it would spark serious repercussions - not because they think it’s a bad idea.
Though the article should inform us of the genuine status of this proposal, I still think people need to be aware that the Democrats are even willing to consider debating something like this.
One only needs to listen to the constant hyperbole and hysteria from mainstream Democrats about how evil the unvaccinated are to realize that the Democrats would love to do something like this if they thought they could do it without sparking a civil war.
Looks like our “conservative” Supreme Court” is all for forced vaccination of employees
Is not voting for the dnc candidate a threat public health?
Those dyslexic bad spellers have already given their soul to Santa!
:-)
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Your post is right on.
LOL! Marry Christmas!
You’d probably support concentration camps for those of us who won’t take the “vax”, wouldn’t you? Just admit it.
Who’s “we”? Yankees?
They hate the Constitution and have been looking for a way to eliminate it. Covid gave them the opportunity.
Do not doubt for one minute that these leftists would make this country a fascist dictatorship the instant they are able to.
Kathleen Hochul would be happy to sign any law that throws New Yorkers in prison for dissenting with her fascism.
And to you, FRiend. Your post gave me a laugh as that always does...:)
The libs always called him Regan.
Thanks for the laugh.
Fighting against home invasions are very different from being told what to do and how to do it by the government.
Many southerners, too.
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