While Massachusetts residents were sleeping, their Legislature rushed
through a bill in response to the recent "Swine flu" outbreak.

This bill has been on the shelf but (the) state government felt this was
the perfect time to slip this bill through.

What is the big deal about the bill - S18? It gives the Governor power to
authorize the deployment and use of force to distribute supplies and
materials.

It gives local authorities the permission to enter private residences
for investigation and to quarantine individuals.

Basically during any "emergency" our state can and will declare martial
law; you lose your Constitutional rights.

This bill has many disturbing facets." - From the Blog Ride Tide

From a separate source: "It took corporate media swine flu hysteria to
ram through a martial law bill in Massachusetts. S18 gives the Governor
the power to authorize the deployment and use of force to distribute
supplies and materials and local authorities will be allowed to enter
private residences for investigation and to quarantine individuals.

The Massachusetts Senate has unanimously passed a pandemic flu
preparation bill that has languished in the Legislature before the
recent "swine flu" outbreak.

The 36-0 vote today sends the measure to the House. Both branches have
taken it up in past years, but have not been able to agree on the
details.

The new Senate version would allow the public health commissioner - in a
public health emergency - to close or evacuate buildings, enter private
property for investigations, and quarantine individuals.

The bill specifically mandates the following:

(1) to require the owner or occupier of premises to permit entry into
and investigation of the premises;

(2) 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;

(3) to decontaminate or cause to be decontaminated, or to destroy any
material;

(4) to restrict or prohibit assemblages of persons;

(5) to require a health care facility to provide services or the use of
its facility, or to transfer the management and supervision of the
health care facility to the department or to a local public health
authority;

(6) to control ingress to and egress from any stricken or threatened
public area, and the movement of persons and materials within the area;

(7) to adopt and enforce measures to provide for the safe disposal of
infectious waste and human remains, provided that religious, cultural,
family, and individual beliefs of the deceased person shall be followed
to the extent possible when disposing of human remains, whenever that
may be done without endangering the public health;

(8) to procure, take immediate possession from any source, store, or
distribute any anti-toxins, serums, vaccines, immunizing agents,
antibiotics, and other pharmaceutical agents or medical supplies located
within the commonwealth as may be necessary to respond to the emergency;

(9) to require in-state health care providers to assist in the
performance of vaccination, treatment, examination, or testing of any
individual as a condition of licensure, authorization, or the ability to
continue to function as a health care provider in the commonwealth" -
Bill 122460

PDF of the actual Bill: http://s18.notlong.com

(From http://www.rense.com/general85/marta.htm)

On Mon, 4 May 2009 16:57:07 +0000 (UTC), Newsguy
wrote:

While Massachusetts residents were sleeping, their Legislature rushed
through a bill in response to the recent "Swine flu" outbreak.

This bill has been on the shelf but (the) state government felt this was
the perfect time to slip this bill through.

What is the big deal about the bill - S18? It gives the Governor power to
authorize the deployment and use of force to distribute supplies and
materials.

It gives local authorities the permission to enter private residences
for investigation and to quarantine individuals.

Basically during any "emergency" our state can and will declare martial
law; you lose your Constitutional rights.

This bill has many disturbing facets." - From the Blog Ride Tide

From a separate source: "It took corporate media swine flu hysteria to
ram through a martial law bill in Massachusetts. S18 gives the Governor
the power to authorize the deployment and use of force to distribute
supplies and materials and local authorities will be allowed to enter
private residences for investigation and to quarantine individuals.

The Massachusetts Senate has unanimously passed a pandemic flu
preparation bill that has languished in the Legislature before the
recent "swine flu" outbreak.

The 36-0 vote today sends the measure to the House. Both branches have
taken it up in past years, but have not been able to agree on the
details.

The new Senate version would allow the public health commissioner - in a
public health emergency - to close or evacuate buildings, enter private
property for investigations, and quarantine individuals.

The bill specifically mandates the following:

(1) to require the owner or occupier of premises to permit entry into
and investigation of the premises;

(2) 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;

(3) to decontaminate or cause to be decontaminated, or to destroy any
material;

(4) to restrict or prohibit assemblages of persons;

(5) to require a health care facility to provide services or the use of
its facility, or to transfer the management and supervision of the
health care facility to the department or to a local public health
authority;

(6) to control ingress to and egress from any stricken or threatened
public area, and the movement of persons and materials within the area;

(7) to adopt and enforce measures to provide for the safe disposal of
infectious waste and human remains, provided that religious, cultural,
family, and individual beliefs of the deceased person shall be followed
to the extent possible when disposing of human remains, whenever that
may be done without endangering the public health;

(8) to procure, take immediate possession from any source, store, or
distribute any anti-toxins, serums, vaccines, immunizing agents,
antibiotics, and other pharmaceutical agents or medical supplies located
within the commonwealth as may be necessary to respond to the emergency;

(9) to require in-state health care providers to assist in the
performance of vaccination, treatment, examination, or testing of any
individual as a condition of licensure, authorization, or the ability to
continue to function as a health care provider in the commonwealth" -
Bill 122460

PDF of the actual Bill: http://s18.notlong.com

(From http://www.rense.com/general85/marta.htm)

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