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April 3, 2022 Newsletter

UNITE | EDUCATE | LOBBY | LEGISLATE

For the past two years We, the people of New York State, have operated in networks. Finding each other and sharing information and helping each other. We found we are not individual districts. We are one United front that headed the call to defend our children. This is not over. The masks are off, for now, but the masks are in emergency regulation and moving towards permanent acceptance in April. Along with other regulations that remain unconstitutional and unlawful.

The State is STILL using the regulatory process to circumvent the Legislature. We need to be educated on the Supreme Court’s decision and the State’s appeal. Simultaneously we need to begin to build an organization that rivals the special interests unions and lobbyists in the State so we can prevent the abuse of power and secure checks and balances. Uniting and working together in a coordinated goal-oriented League is the vehicle to effect change. Now is the time for us to come together!

Margaret Marchand, CLLNY Founder

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What we need to know for April 5th

This upcoming Tuesday, April 5th, The New York State Department of Health is holding a planning session to discuss enacting emergency regulations for future public health crises. The regulations proposed are not intended to protect the public, rather, the Department of Health seeks not only to retain unchecked power over your life but to expand it. Tuesday’s meeting coincides with perhaps the most important legal case in our lifetime. Attorney Chad LaVeglia sued Governor Hochul and the Department of Health for abusing the separation of powers, the most important safeguard against tyranny. Mr. LaVeglia won and the Governor’s immediate appeal signals her commitment to solidify, rather than relinquish, her power.

Using Covid as the precedent, the DOH seeks to enforce unlimited/unchecked mandates for future communicable diseases. The first significant regulation being considered has to do with the investigation and quarantine of persons with a communicable disease. Under this regulation, the DOH can enforce isolation/quarantine when a person is merely suspected to have the disease; diagnostic confirmation is not required. Under this regulation, the State's Department of Health can monitor a person to ensure compliance. Most alarmingly, the regulation allows for confinement which means “enforcement of an isolation or quarantine order through the use or possible use of law enforcement personnel.” To be crystal clear: if your government suspects you have a communicable disease and you refuse to be isolated, they have opened the door to having you detained by law enforcement.

The DOH demonstrates its utter contempt for personal freedom by floating the idea of forced temporary housing for sick individuals. If the DOH determines that a person poses a danger to public health, temporary housing that authorities determine appropriate can be used as a viable option to protect the welfare of the public.

A second crucial regulation has to do with masking. Should these regulations be enacted as a part of emergency measures, plan on masks indefinitely. If the DOH identifies a serious health crisis, and the governor enacts emergency powers, there will be no public comment on a mask mandate. The government believes that addressing a dire health emergency would be stymied by the time required for public comment. The message? The government knows what is best for you so be quiet and do as you are told.

The efforts by the DOH and the current governor to enact broad regulations are couched as benevolence. But the language in the proposal, juxtaposed with an opportunity to grow power proves the exact opposite, a blueprint for authoritarianism, plain and simple.

DOH PROPOSED REGULATIONS

Chad LaVeglia explains why the appeal affects every single New Yorker, not just children.

Chad LaVeglia, Esq

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NYC Parent Town Hall Event

CLL and the City!

CLL was asked to participate in a Parent town hall on March 30th. The event hosted by NYC parents represented a bipartisan commitment to moving forward in this state. Candidates for NYS Governor, State Senator, and US Congress on both sides of the aisle spoke. CLLNY Founder Margaret Marchand was asked to speak and the message of unity and creating a voting block for the underrepresented was resoundingly accepted. The panel of speakers and audiences take away from the evening that we are more alike than we are different and we need to work together for the common goal of protecting and defending our NYS and US Constitution and the rights these documents afford us.

CLLNY IS GAINING NATIONAL ATTENTION!

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Think the fight is over since the Governor "lifted" the mask mandate? Think again. While unvaccinated pro-athletes can compete in NYC, toddlers must remain masked. Please consider getting involved!