The scary part of the emergency declaration statute (§319 of the Public Health Service Act, codified at 42 USC 247d) is that there are ZERO standards and ZERO criteria to be met. The public health emergency declaration is ENTIRELY upon the whimsy of the HHS Secretary.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/247d
They don't have to manipulate it. They only have to use it.
The scary part of the emergency declaration statute (§319 of the Public Health Service Act, codified at 42 USC 247d) is that there are ZERO standards and ZERO criteria to be met. The public health emergency declaration is ENTIRELY upon the whimsy of the HHS Secretary.
The scary part of the emergency declaration statute (§319 of the Public Health Service Act, codified at 42 USC 247d) is that there are ZERO standards and ZERO criteria to be met. The public health emergency declaration is ENTIRELY upon the whimsy of the HHS Secretary.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/247d
They don't have to manipulate it. They only have to use it.