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| No | 27% | 61 votes | Total: 222 votes | |
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The answer is a qualified yes and no. Yes, you have the right to travel anywhere in your country, but the question raises problems when you consider travel in other countries, a...read more
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by Mark Hopkins
It has been argued by some serious thinkers that there are no such things as 'Human Rights'. They contend that there are no 'rights' automatically inherent in being a member of...read more
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by Szelhamos
Like most everything in our universe, freedom is a "zero sum" game. While those of us that are accustomed to an American brand of "freedom" believe that freedom is not only a...read more
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The answer is NO. In a totalitarian state, the leaders don't want the members of the society to travel. It is a bad idea to be able to visit other countries and to see other cul...read more
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by Raven Lebeau
I would object rather strongly to a stranger deciding to travel into my home without being invited, especially if said stranger were to do so at a moment when I was serenading m...read more
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None of us have basic rights beyond the person(s) or circumstances standing in our way of exercising them! Freedom is an idealistic concept to make people feel good, while unwri...read more
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by Duane Kuehn
Joining "Human Rights" to "Freedom" opens a Pandora's Box of chaos as "Freedom" and "Human Rights" collide. Freedom itself, is not a "Right", it is a menagerie of "Privileges...read more
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The closest thing we have to a law that sets out basic human rights is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which was adopted and assembled by the UN in 1948 in reaction to...read more
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by Scott Hayden
The right to travel wherever we please is a right, and a very special privilege. You can't expect human beings to be boxed away in a specific corner of the world. It's certainly...read more
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by maddie rose
Is freedom to travel a basic human right? Yes! And a privilege to treasure! Yes, it is a basic human right, privilege to have and we are extremely lucky to have this free...read more
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I have a right to travel anywhere on this planet if I am willing to suffer the consequences. No one can take that right away from me. It is an inalienable right. I can travel...read more
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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Libe...read more
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Yes, freedom to travel where you want is definitely a basic human right! Not being able to choose where to travel is the moral equivalent of house arrest. Certainly, the Ameri...read more
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by Billy Helms
Freedom to travel wherever you want is and will forever be a human right. No one should be able to tell us where we can and can not go. The American government sees travel by ai...read more
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Freedom of movement is a basic human right.Let us first lay down a few facts about human rights. There is something called the United Nations Organization. This is a universal b...read more
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Imagine the world is nothing but shades of grey and the shapes are nothing but different sizes of circles. Now imagine your parent telling you that there are many different col...read more
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Freedom to Travel is a basic human right that should be respected by the world governments. Unfortunatly, the Government of Cuba lead by the Castro Brothers as well as other cou...read more
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Thats a good one, Its a human right to go where ever you want and yet your denied left and right to go where you want to go. Sure you can go fly anywhere in this world , as...read more
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by Matthew Ryan
I first became aware of this issue several months ago during a debate on the O'Reilly Factor between Kirsten Powers and Michelle Malken. Hot Air (one of my favorite blogs) has a...read more
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- Are we safer now than we were immediately after 9/11, or have we just been lucky?
- Is Al Qaeda growing stronger despite global anti-terrorism efforts?
- When attacking terror suspects, is it ever OK to attack when innocent people may also be killed?
- Could backlash against the war on terror actually lead more people to become terrorists?
- What military strategy can win the War on Terror: Air power alone or more ground forces?
