Hi Trem, This all was passed around on other health lists back in early Nov. in an attempt to get the public to contact their legislators to kill the, then current version, of the Homeland Security Bill. That version is now law. I am sorry it didn't make it to this list. One would like to think that the worst case scenario is not possible in this country, and hopefully in the end it will be true, but the LAW now gives latitude for just such a scenario. Kit
"In the Homeland Security Bill (see Title III, section 304 (start at page 74) of HR 5710), certain pork provisions added by certain politicians with special interests, often without any public/media awareness at all was inserted late in the bills life, and apparently without the knowledge of many members of the House of Representatives who already passed the bill on November 13. One such piece of pork would give the Secretary of the HHS the authority to call for universal smallpox vaccination and other smallpox interventions with absolutely NO personal, NO religious and NO medical exemptions allowed! Youll also find by reading Title III, section 304 of the bill that there are NO guarantees for humane quarantine laws. " <http://www.mercola.com/2002/nov/16/vaccination_rights.htm>http://www.merco la.com/2002/nov/16/vaccination_rights.htm This is the exact words of the bill: (if a bill does not mention exemptions there are none under that law) ...here the Secretary has the final say..... SEC. 304. CONDUCT OF CERTAIN PUBLIC HEALTH-RELATED ACTIVITIES. (2)(A). ââ(2) DECLARATION BY SECRETARY CONCERNING COUNTERMEASURE AGAINST SMALLPOX.â ââ(A) AUTHORITY TO ISSUE DECLARATION.â ââ(i) IN GENERAL.âThe Secretary may issue a declaration, pursuant to this paragraph, concluding that an actual or potential bioterrorist incident or other actual or potential public health emergency makes advisable the administration of a covered countermeasure to a category or categories of individuals. ââ(ii) COVERED COUNTERMEASURE.â The Secretary shall specify in such declaration the substance or substances that shall be considered covered counter- measures (as defined in paragraph (8)(A)) for purposes of administration to individuals during the effective period of the declaration. ââ(iii) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.âThe Secretary shall specify in such declaration the beginning and ending dates of the effective period of the declaration, and may subsequently amend such declaration to shorten or extend such effective period, provided that the new closing date is after the date when the declaration is amended. At 12:46 PM 12/27/02 -0800, you wrote: >I've read the bill and do not see any place where they will impose it on the >populace as a whole. > >Perhaps you have more definitive information. > >Trem -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
