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This is the first time I'm seeing the "private corporation" defense being applied to the government.
by ta8903 4y ago
This is the first time I'm seeing the "private corporation" defense being applied to the government.
- bilekas 4y agoIt's more common than you might think, things taken for granted like getting a passport for example is actually a privilege not a right. The same goes in this case for entry to a country..
- em-bee 4y agoin the united states maybe. ( https://www.swiftpassportservices.com/blog/are-u-s-passports-are-privilege-or-a-right/ https://www.swiftpassportservices.com/blog/are-u-s-passports... ) but generally no. it's part of the human rights: Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country. to exercise that right, a passport is necessary. so a passport is a human right. countries that deny that right to some of their citizens do not fare well on the democracy scale.
- Georgelemental 4y agoThe analogy is apt. Nations are the property of their citizens, administered via their legitimate representatives in government. And property owners have the right to decide who can enter their property