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> flying is a privilege, not a right The government began to make claims about traveling being a "privilege" in the 20th century. The Soviet government used to
by ferdo 13y ago
> flying is a privilege, not a right
The government began to make claims about traveling being a "privilege" in the 20th century. The Soviet government used to claim the same thing, so perhaps the US government took a lesson from them.
Traveling is a right, regardless of what power any government exerts to claim otherwise.
- laureny 13y ago> Traveling is a right, regardless of what power any government exerts to claim otherwise. A right in the US is what's defined in the Constitution. Flying is not one.
- ferdo 13y ago> A right in the US is what's defined in the Constitution. Can you back up this specious claim with hard evidence?
- laureny 13y agoThe burden of proof is on the person who's making the claim: if flying is a right, then surely being turned down from flying should be reason enough to call the ACLU and sue the government for discriminating against you, right?
- ferdo 13y ago> The burden of proof is on the person who's making the claim Exactly. Prove your claim.
- thatswrong0 13y agoHere's a pretty important and clear amendment: > The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. The Constitution defines what the government can do, not what the people can do.
- Thrymr 13y agoAnd the one before it: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."