I hate to say I told you so...

On May 2nd during my program - the Michael Hart Show - which airs Sunday evenings, - Listen online at www.101wyde.com - I discussed a scenario where President Obama, could use a perceived threat to the country to suspend our civil liberties under the Habeas Corpus Law. I took a little heat for the comment as was accused by some as being a conspiracy theorist.

Imagine my surprise when just this week I discovered…

A "pandemic response bill" was recently passed by the Massachusetts Senate and is currently making its way through the states legislature

The bill would allow authorities to forcefully quarantine citizens in the event of a health emergency compel health providers to vaccinate citizens, authorizes forceful entry into private dwellings, destroy citizen’s potentially infected private property and impose fines for noncompliance.

If people refuse to comply with the quarantine orders in the event of a health emergency, they may be imprisoned for up to 30 days and fined $1,000 per day that the violation continues.
The bill states, that if an emergency exists that is considered potentially detrimental to public health, a local public health authority, may:

“Require the owner of premises to permit entry into, and investigation of the premises”
“To close, direct, and compel the evacuation of, or to decontaminate or cause to be decontaminated any building or facility, and to allow the reopening of the building or facility when the danger has ended;
“To decontaminate or to destroy any material”
“To restrict or prohibit assemblages of persons”
“To control the movement of persons and materials to and from any stricken or threatened public area, or within the area”
And these actions are just the first 5 on a list of 15!

And just as troubling - public health officials will be required to keep records of the name and location of people who have been reported, their health condition and the name of the person reporting the case. In addition, citizens may be subject to what is called "involuntary transportation."

And Massachusetts in not alone

According to the Center for Disease Control - Florida- Iowa - North Carolina and Washington State have implemented similar test plans.
And isn’t it ironic that the President is using the Massachusetts health plan as the model for the new US Health policy?

I hate to say I told you so but..