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Please note that the government has already granted itself powers (about a year ago) to lock up any portion of the civilian population they want in the event of a biological threat. Part of FEMA's powers. Question at this date is whether SARS will be deemed sufficient to lock people up on an involuntary quarantine basis. Yes, this means if the government sees this as a big enough threat, they could quarantine people in government camps...removing people from homes and so forth. Thus far the Toronto outbreak has been handled with voluntary quarantines.

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"Please note that the government has already granted itself powers (about a year ago) to lock up any portion of the civilian population they want in the event of a biological threat. Part of FEMA's powers."

I understand your comment, but there are century old quaratine laws on the books throughout the US.

Whether detained under a new Federal statute [or regulation issued pursuant to statute], or under an old state or local law the effect is the same isn't it?