Lee’s Executive Order Opens Door For Construction Of Temporary Quarantine/Isolation Facilities In TN

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Published August 10, 2021

By Gary Humble [Tennessee Stands] –

Governor Bill Lee, with little fanfare, signed a new executive order on Friday, August 6th which may be the most bombastic yet, if not downright nefarious. And that is saying a lot considering that last year, the Governor signed orders issuing lockdowns and calling workers nonessential in addition to “encouraging” churches to remain closed.

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But Executive Order 83 seems to fall right in line with the plans of the Biden Administration and sets the table in Tennessee for a healthritocracy (I totally made this word up) to literally take over state government and completely obliterate individual liberties here in our state.

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Here are some of the highlights…

5. Behavioral health inpatient psychiatric residential, and crisis care staffing flexibility is permitted pursuant to an approved plan to relieve the capacity strain on certain staffing functions.

7. Health care student staffing flexibility is permitted in inpatient psychiatric and behavioral health settings pursuant to an approved plan to relieve the capacity strain on certain staffing functions.

8. Discretion to utilize National Guard and State Guard members in connection with certain health care and emergency services operations.

14. Telephone assessments for involuntary commitment cases are permitted.

16. Medical laboratory directors can monitor facilities remotely.

18. Temporary quarantine and isolation facilities may be constructed.

19. Inspection of mental health and substance abuse facilities and services are suspended.

20. Health care licensing inspections and investigations are suspended to increases resources available to fight COVID- 19 and to protect public health.

21. Inspections of health care facilities are suspended.

I strongly encourage everyone to read this executive order in its entirety and draw your own conclusions. A good portion of the EO simply addresses the need for any increased hospital capacity and allows for more healthcare workers to enter the workforce if necessary.

But there are other portions of the order that are incredibly problematic and a clear indication that our Tennessee government is fully prepared and willing to completely throw the Constitution out of the window if it feels that it is justified in doing so in the name of public health.

It would be prudent for the General Assembly to convene and call itself into session and reign in this Governor-Gone-Wild. I for one am unwilling to just wait and see how this all plays out. Seeing this EO signed by our Governor is plenty for me. 

Enough is enough.

Download the Executive Order HERE.

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About the Author:

Gary Humble is the Executive Director of Tennessee Stands, a social advocacy group focusing on issues related to limited government and working to ensure that our elected officials in Tennessee are exercising their powers within their constitutional limitations.

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5 thoughts on “Lee’s Executive Order Opens Door For Construction Of Temporary Quarantine/Isolation Facilities In TN

  • August 10, 2021 at 3:46 pm
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    Sounds like he needs to be voted out….

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    • August 11, 2021 at 1:34 pm
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      AGREE, he is a Fence Straddler.

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  • August 10, 2021 at 4:17 pm
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    This exec order is very worrisom. Unless the govenor is going to use them as holding sells for ILLEGALS BEFORE THEY SEND THEM BACK ACROSS THE BORDER there is no need for them. If he thinks he is going to seperate folks from there families he is going to have one hell of a fight on his hands. He better explaining himself to the people that elected him and soon!!!

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  • August 14, 2021 at 10:49 pm
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    I’d like to know what he’s thinking and how much did the Biden Administration pay him – what are they for? It sounds creepy – I’m moving to South Dakota if he continues his craziness – He needs to be voted out. we might as well have a democrat as a governor!

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    • August 17, 2021 at 2:52 pm
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      This makes me so nervous. We are preparing to move there and the. This happened and now we don’t know what to do! It’s a scary thought that he’s willing to cancel our constitutional and human rights!

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