Do you approve a bill that gives state officials absolute powers over citizens in cases of "health emergencies"?

Massachusetts Act Relative to Pandemic: A Constitutional Abomination

According to the Act, the Governor of the State of Massachusetts may declare a state of emergency. There is nothing new there and every state governor has that right and authority. The difference in the case of Massachusetts is the actions that the Health Commissioner can take during a declared state of emergency.

The Act allows the Governor to deploy whatever forces he or she deems necessary to control the environment. Once on-site, the Act gives control over law enforcement and National Guard forces to the Health Commissioner to use as he/she sees fit without restriction. There are clauses which allow for:

1. the restriction or prohibition of the assembly of people,
2. arrests without warrant or judicial process,
3. forced investigative entry into premises without a warrant,
4. seizure and destruction of property with only a rubber-stamp process,
5. disposal of human remains without consideration for dignity, spirituality, or morality (the law makes religious provisions a mere option to the government).
6. the seizure and use of private property without process of law,
7. immunity of civil and criminal liability for officials acting under the Act,
8. restrict or stop in and outbound travel to an area declared to be in a state of emergency,
9. the Health Commissioner to issue orders of arrests without warrant or any judicial review or process.
10. the Health Commissioner to issue orders that are enforceable as law without judicial review, legislative process, or the Governor’s endorsement.

The Act renders absolutely no restrictions on the extent to which the Commissioner may utilize the state’s resources, and forces. The Act allows for a state of emergency to last only ninety days. But, the emergency declaration can be extended for an indefinite number of ninety day extensions by the Governor.