NY Bill Says Governor Could ‘Order The Removal’ Of People With ‘Contagious Disease’
It is always interesting to see just how far progressives will go to control everything. Again, New York leads the way with a newly proposed bill to detain citizens. In this instance, the crime is being ill. Hmmm, the common cold can be a “communicable disease”.
New York State Assembly Bill A416 states:
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Removal and detention of cases, contacts and carriers who are or may be a danger to public health; other orders. The provisions of this section shall be utilized in the event that the governor declares a state of health emergency due to an epidemic of any communicable disease. Upon determining by clear and convincing evidence that the health of others is or may be endangered by a case, contact or carrier, or suspected case, contact or carrier of a contagious disease that, in the opinion of the governor, after consultation with the commissioner, may pose an imminent and significant threat to the public health resulting in severe morbidity or high mortality, the governor or his or her delegee, including, but not limited to the commissioner or the heads of local health departments, may order the removal and/or detention of such a person or of a group of such persons by issuing a single order, identifying such persons either by name or by a reasonably specific description of the individuals or group being detained.
Such person or group of persons shall be detained in a medical facility or other appropriate facility or premises designated by the governor or his or her delegee …
In New York fascism is a “communicable disease” among their elected officials.