PETITION
In light of recent health orders by counties in CALIFORNIA stating, “we’re not going to be able to keep the person in that home”, job posting in WASHINGTON referencing "quarantine centers for kids," WASHINGTON, Department of Health legal documents for noncompliance including “Court Order for Involuntary Isolation or Quarantine” and "other residential type setting," State Representative of WA, alerting citizens of not voluntary “isolation camps,” OREGON salon owner having CPS at her door after opening her salon before stay-at-home orders lifted, IDAHO Governor suspending parental rights, Dr. Michael Ryan from the World Health Organization stating “Ideally, that quarantine should occur in a place other than the home.”
We the people, as Americans across all the states, call upon our Governors, and all Americans, to protect our children now. This petition is to prevent and stop quarantine centers from separating families across the country, in all 50 states. “As California goes, so goes the Nation.” At a time when millions of Americans are scared and already filled with uncertainty, we call upon ALL our Governors to write an Executive Order:
· To protect all children from being removed from their home
· To protect all parents from being removed from their children
· To remove ANY penalty of fines, imprisonment, law enforcement action, or court order upon parents or children who do not consent to be quarantined and isolated OR to be forced into quarantine and isolation.
· To protect children from being placed in foster care during “involuntary isolation” of parent.
· This includes removing the penalty of fines, court order, or imprisonment if there is only one family bathroom and multiple family members in the home.
· This includes stating that child protective services will not be involved with parents who opt out of contact tracing and do not consent to health department’s attempt to enforcement of quarantine and isolation.
· This includes stating the children will not be removed from homes for business owners who go back to work, to provide food and shelter for their children, in spite of stay at home orders.
· This includes an executive order protecting families from being separated based on the suspicion or accusation of spreading COVID 19.
· This includes dismantling and lessening the authority and control of the state and county health departments to not be able to court order the separation of families.
· To restore the fundamental due processes to protect families from separation, against unreasonable search and seizures, including persons. (4th Amendment)
If Governors across the country do not write an Executive Order preventing the separation of families from: “involuntary” testing, tracking, isolation, and detention; they will be on the wrong side of history.
END OF PETITION
Supporting References, Sources, and Documentation Below
Families are the most fundamental unit of society. They are not owned by the government. As tech giants have merged to control the message and usage of media platforms with the intent to fuel fear, censor, organize against opponents, and target these families as enemies, by intentionally setting up infrastructure that can lead to separating them through quarantine or isolation. Children have been traumatized and emotionally impacted at various degrees and levels during this unprecedented lock down. To add further injury to children by separating families, would have immeasurable negative consequences.
Like all Americans, isolated at home, these families have been devastated by the impact of COVID19 shutdown. It is our right to be protected, not isolated, removed, and forced without consent to be “involuntarily” quarantined from our children and family members.
If Governors do not write an Executive Order, every American will know he/she will allow separation through quarantine centers.
If Governors do not write an Executive Order, every American will know that while he/she will stand up against families being separated at the U.S. border, but not for Americans from being separated at their own front door.
If Governors do not write an Executive Order preventing the separation of families, Americans will see this intent to achieve a greater political agenda and government control through the following:
Through discrimination: by categorizing people into a fixed inferior group by suspicion of contagion and proximity of contacts. By labeling these families as “possible carriers” without proof or warrant and penalizing them by removing loved ones from the home or removing employment with the intent to further isolate, track, and target this group repetitively.
Through laws: by codifying measures to separate these families from mainstream society, with conditional entrance back into society included, but not limited to: school, work, public spaces, healthcare, and travel, even if not actually infected, contagious, or a threat to society.
Through propaganda: to disseminate hate, fear, and misinformation with the intent to extensively influence public opinion of American citizens, through the “suspicion of contagion.”
Without protective measures in place, WILL HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF?
California History with Japanese Americans Camps:
CA recently passed a resolution apologizing for the state participating in placing Japanese Americans in camps during WW2. Families were separated- “a way to keep California safe.” Looking back, it seems outlandish that the government would do such a thing and that the people of California would allow it. Yet, it happened. (1)
Separating Families at the Border:
When the government built cells at the border and separated families, people recognized this inhumane decision and fought to keep families together. Again, it seems outlandish that the government would do such a thing and that the people of America would allow it. Yet, it happened. (2)
SOURCE INFORMATION FROM CALIFORNIA, WASHINGTON, OREGON, QUARANTINE CENTERS FOR KIDS, AND THE WHO
What will happen to your children in across the U.S., once contact tracers are in place? Parents are in an outrage and rightfully very concerned.
CALIFORNIA VENTURA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
On May 5, 2020 at the County of Ventura press conference, regarding their “contract tracers”- “We also realize that as we find more contacts, some of the people we find, are going to have trouble being isolated. For instance, if they live in a home where there is only one bathroom and there are three or four other people living there and those people don’t have COVID infection, we’re not going to be able to keep the person in that home. Every person we’re isolating, for instance, needs to have their own bathroom. So, we’ll be moving people like this into other kinds of housing that we have available.”
After intense public uproar Mike Levin later clarified, “We will desire for you to have your own room in your place of residence and a bathroom that can be dedicated to just you.”
The California Ventura County program, a pilot testing ground for HR6666 “Trace Act,” will “locate and isolate all people, all contacts, and make sure they’re in quarantine, all with the presumption of possible exposure and possible infection.” According to Ventura’s number of tested versus confirmed cases, only 5% are positive. That means 95% of people who would be “involuntarily” placed into quarantine or isolation would NOT be infected.
Some say that the federal “Trace Act,” HR Bill 6666, does not authorize the government to enter homes, forcibly test for the virus, or remove family members to be quarantined. What about State law combined with Federal and procedures for people who do not consent, nor comply? Californians know that a recent State law, AB262, elevated the authority of the State and county health department. In section 2 (b) it gives authority “within the local health officer’s jurisdiction to take any action the local health officer deems necessary.”
What about your children? How far will they go to isolate them? Will “involuntary” court orders apply to children, too? What about single parents? What about teenagers? What will happen to children if there is only one bathroom in the home? Where will the child be placed under these circumstances? (3)
WASHINGTON
With only the “suspicion of infection” based on proximity to another person, “Voluntary Isolation” procedures are as follows:
In WA if you do not comply, “go willingly,” or refuse, the following protocol will happen. You will be forced to comply through law enforcement, fined, or court ordered by a judge for “Involuntarily Isolation or Quarantine” for up to 30 days.
State Representative Matt Shea of WA, alerted citizens of not voluntary “isolation camps.” (4)
QUARANTINE CENTERS FOR KIDS
On May 11, 2020, WA recently posted job positions for Social Service Workers in “quarantine centers for kids.” A place where parents can VOLUNTARILY place the child in the foster system. What does their idea of voluntary look like? Comply or be fined, imprisoned, or court ordered? (5)
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)
On March 30, 2020 Dr. Michael Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organization Health Emergencies Program did not explicitly state people would be removed by force. What he did say was the following for suspect cases, all contacts, and isolating cases.
“…we advise that all contacts should be quarantined.” “Ideally, that quarantine should occur in a place other than the home.” “…a very rapid system of getting those people out of their homes if they become sick.” “…with public health workers visiting the houses, checking on people…if a contact is developed a cough or a fever, they were taken immediately for testing.” “Now, we need to go and look in families to find those people who may be sick and remove them and isolate them in a safe and dignified manner.” (6)
TESTING, TRACKING, QUARANTINE PROBLEMS
Regardless of testing status, all families should have the same rights of protection from being separated. Due to the sensitivity of testing and specificity, there are many unanswered questions. Will authorities repeatedly come to the home? How often will testing be demanded of children and their contacts? What if parents test positive and children do not or vice versa? What about children or parents who are anergic, who will never develop antibodies? What about disabled kids? Who financial benefits the most from these new programs?
Scientists all over the world are developing at-home-tests, which when made available to all families, may be a more viable solution, that can keep families together, protect privacy, and ensure no unnecessary quarantine by forced removal from home.
There is no justification or reason we will accept the governmental separation of families, against the will of parents, due to any illness, suspected illness, or test results. You cannot and will not remove our children. Do not separate our families. We do not consent to be tracked, traced, fined, and court ordered into “other residential facilities.” The gathering of these signatures will protect children and keep them at home.
This is why ALL Governors must write a protective Executive Order that ensures the protection of our families in all states of America.
(1)http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200HR77
(3)https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-ventura-county-coronavirus-forcibly-removed-homes-quarantine
(4) https://www.wnd.com/2020/05/written-order-shows-state-falsely-claiming-isolation-camps-voluntary/
(6)https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/world-health-organization-covid-19-briefing-transcript-march-30 : (46:28)-(49:55)
https://www.citizensjournal.us/denouncing-dr-levins-contact-tracing-big-brother-is-coming-to-ventura-country/
https://www.wweek.com/news/business/2020/05/15/salem-salon-owner-who-defied-stay-home-orders-hit-with-14000-fine/