China Telecom said it plans to continue providing some services in the United States even after a U.S. regulator revoked its operating license in October last year, citing national security concerns. Experts have called on U.S. President Joe Biden to enact emergency powers to shut down the company’s operations. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in…
China Telecom Plans to Continue Operations in the US Despite FCC Ban
January 5, 2022
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Group Launches Petition to Limit Emergency Health Powers in Michigan
Fed up with government-imposed lockdowns and health department mandates, Michigan residents have launched a petition drive to put control over departmental orders into the hands of their elected representatives. The proposal preserves the authority of public health professionals to initially determine the need to control an outbreak of an infectious disease by public health orders,…
UK to Repeal Emergency Powers Allowing Government to Shut Down Country
Emergency CCP virus powers allowing the UK government to shut down swathes of England’s economy are set to be repealed, the government said on Sunday. It comes as the controversial plan to introduce domestic vaccine passports in England was dropped on the same day. In a statement published on Sunday, the government said Prime Minister Boris Johnson…
Michigan Legislature Repeals Governor’s Emergency Powers Act
LANSING, Mich.—The Michigan House of Representatives on July 21 voted in favor of repealing the Emergency Powers Act used by the governor to implement COVID-19 restrictions. The vote follows the approval of the repeal by the state Senate last week and means the law is officially off the books. The House voted 60-48 to repeal…
Michigan House to Vote Wednesday on Repeal of Governor’s Emergency Powers Act
LANSING, Mich.—The Michigan House of Representatives is expected to vote on July 21 on whether or not to repeal the 1945 law used by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to lock down the state in 2020 at the height of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic. The Michigan Senate voted to repeal the law on July…
California Lawmakers Dispute Gov. Newsom’s Use of Emergency Powers
June 21, 2021
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In the wake of California’s continuation of a state of emergency, lawmakers are questioning Gov. Gavin Newsom’s use of power. “The Emergency Services Act is there to allow the state to respond in a coordinated and proactive way, when there is an emergency, whether that’s an earthquake, or a fire, or a pandemic,” Assemblymember Kevin…
Pennsylvania Votes to Limit Governor’s Emergency Powers
May 22, 2021
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Pennsylvania voted to amend its Constitution on May 18 in response to their governor’s use of emergency declarations to decide laws during the pandemic. As more than two million Pennsylvanians voted in a primary election, they passed two constitutional amendments in ballot questions to restrict the governor’s emergency declaration powers to give some power back to the legislature….
New York Lawmakers Approve Bill to Strip Cuomo of Pandemic Emergency Powers
New York lawmakers voted on Friday to approve a bill to strip Cuomo of special temporary pandemic powers granted to him during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Democrat-majority Senate voted to repeal temporary powers that were granted to Cuomo in March 2020 at the start of the pandemic. The bill, S. 5357, would revoke Cuomo’s ability…
Strip Governors of Their COVID Emergency Powers
Commentary From Pennsylvania to California, Americans are relearning what Lord Acton warned about over two centuries ago: power corrupts. Giving governors “emergency powers” to fight COVID-19 is destroying our civil liberties and endangering our lives. The stench from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s nursing home carnage and months-long cover up is finally causing even Democratic…
Victoria to Extend Its State of Emergency Powers to December
The Victorian government will move to extend its state of emergency powers until December 15, as more workers will be able to return to offices within days. With Victoria recording no locally acquired coronavirus cases for 27 days, Premier Daniel Andrews said it was safe for the public and private sector to return to 75…
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