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03-29-2002, 01:16 PM

<title>Threat To Health And Democracy Nicholas Scott greatscott nscott@mail.arc.nasa.gov</title>
 
 
New CA Bill Called Major 
Threat To Health And Democracy 
Details and background information posted at 
<a target=_new href="http://www.communitycurrency.org/3-21.html">http://www.communitycurrency.org/3-21.html</a> 
3-19-2 
 
Oppose New Legislative Threat to Health and Democracy! 
 
Calling activists to rally their opposition to the Emergency Health Powers Act (In California- Bill 
1763) in Sacramento at the Capitol steps, March 21, 2002. We will rally, have a press conference, 
and then visit our legislators, staff from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.. 
 
The California Bill, based upon Model Health Emergency Health Powers Act, would allow the 
governor to declare a "public health emergency", and without consulting with public health 
authorities, law enforcement, the legislature or courts, to: 
 
* Require any individual to be vaccinated. Refusal constitutes a crime and will result in quarantine. 
* Require any individual to undergo specific medical treatment. Refusal constitutes a crime and will 
result in quarantine. * Seize any property, including real estate, food, medicine, fuel or clothing, an 
official thinks necessary to handle the emergency. * Seize and destroy any property alleged to be 
hazardous. There will be no compensation or recourse. * Draft you or your business into state 
service. * Impose rationing, price controls, quotas and transportation controls. * Suspend any state 
law, regulation or rule that is thought to interfere with handling the declared emergency. 
 
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson is urging all State legislatures to adopt 
the Model State Emergency Health Powers Act. HHS will tie passage of the Act to billions of 
dollars in federal funding: the usual method of bribery/coercion to get States to pass legislation that 
would otherwise never be considered. 
 
In California on January 8, 2002, Assembly Member Richman introduced Bill 1763 Emergency 
Health Powers Act. <a target=_new href="http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/)">http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/)</a> 
 
This may serve the Bush Administration's aims, but bodes ominously for democracy. 
 
The Patriot Bill, the Anti-Terrorism Bill, the Homeland Security Act were not written in the wake 
of September 11th but in anticipation of a terrorist attack in the US. A violent military response 
"guaranteed 100%" that the U.S. would be the subject of "future terrorist" attacks, the government 
and the media assured us. The anthrax scare proved the predictions true, but unfortunately for the 
hawks in the Pentagon, they were unable to place the blame on Iraq (which they dearly wished to 
attack). Elements within the military intelligence community were most likely responsible for the 
anthrax attacks on Democrats and the media. 
 
The Center for Law and the Public Health was convened on Oct. 5th to draft legislation to respond 
to the bioterrorism threat. (The Center for Law and Public Health is run jointly by Georgetown 
University Law School and Johns Hopkins Medical School, and was founded under the auspices of 
the Center for Disease Control (CDC). CLPH was formed one month prior to the 2000 Presidential 
election.) A revised version was released on Dec. 21 containing more specific definitions of "public 
health emergency" as it pertains to bioterrorism and biologic agents, and includes language for 
those states that want to use the act for chemical, nuclear or natural disasters. 
 
As the Administration rattles its nuclear saber, bombs innocent civilians, flagrantly violates 
International Law, shreds the Constitution, veils itself in secrecy, admits the existence of an 
underground shadow government to Congress, imprisons hundreds of innocent people because of 
their ethnic background, blocks real inquiries into 9-11, while using "that crime" to justify an 
endless war that enriches corporate elites, the military, the oil companies, drug traffickers, more 
revelations of its shady relationship with Enron, Bin Laden, Al Qaeda (not to mention a rigged 
election in Florida) are emerging. Doubts surface about whose interests will be served by the Model 
Emergency Health Powers Act. While condemning and pursuing the Al Qaeda network where 
convenient, the National Post reported Friday that 
 
"Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terrorist network has been active in the Balkans for years, most 
recently helping Kosovo rebels battle for independence from Serbia with the financial and military 
backing of the United States and NATO." 
 
Just who benefits the most from terrorist attacks? Civilians or the Military Industrial Complex and 
the Mulit-National Corporations so bent on dismantling the democratic process and national 
sovereignty? And who would benefit the most if another "bioterrorist attack" occurred in the US? 
Why are the media and the US government trying to scare the US public and discourage 
Congressional investigations of 9-11 and Enron? 
 
Microbiologists around the world have been dying under suspicious circumstances in the past 
several months. On November 12, 2001 DynCorp announced that its subsidiary, DynPort Vaccine, 
had been awarded a $322 million contract to develop, produce, test, and store FDA licensed 
vaccines for use by the Defense Department. DynCorp has been involved in criminal activities and 
its former chairman was until recently, Herbert Pug Winokur, who was the recent Chairman of the 
Enron Finance Committee. (Details on this subject can be found at Mike Ruppert's website, in his 
article "A Career in Microbiology Can be Hazardous to Your Health" at 
<a target=_new href="http://www.copvcia.com/free/ww3/02_14_02_microbio.html)">http://www.copvcia.com/free/ww3/02_14_02_microbio.html)</a> 
 
It is hypocritical to "Wage War on Terrorism" while one is funding, training, and engaging in 
Terrorist Acts at home and abroad. 
 
Contact your public officials and the media on this critical issue, join us in Sacramento, California on 
Thursday March 21, 2002 to make our voices heard, and to meet with our representatives and their 
staffs. Contact Carol Brouillet at cbrouillet@igc.org to be part of our delegation, to support our 
action and to endorse your opposition to California,s proposed Emergency Health Powers Act.