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title: "I'm ambivalent about vaccine passports. On the one hand, I think…"
date: 2021-03-31
source: facebook
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# I'm ambivalent about vaccine passports. On the one hand, I think…

*March 31, 2021 · Facebook*

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[https://fee.org/articles/passports-were-a-temporary-war-measure/](https://fee.org/articles/passports-were-a-temporary-war-measure/){target="_blank"}
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I\'m ambivalent about vaccine passports.\
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On the one hand, I think people have the right to associate (or not) with whom they please. I don\'t have a problem with private citizens who only want to associate with people who have been vaccinated.\
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On the other, a lot of institutions are state-run (schools, DMV, etc) or de facto state-run (airlines, post offices). And the idea of being compelled to obey state health mandates or be cut off from vital / legally mandated services is repulsive.\
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And I don\'t think such passports will be \"voluntary\" for long, and will be difficult to reverse once implemented.\
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Remember, travel passports themselves were originally a \"temporary\" war measure:\
[https://fee.org/articles/passports-were-a-temporary-war-measure/](https://fee.org/articles/passports-were-a-temporary-war-measure/){target="_blank"}\
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Of course, passport laws were never repealed, and now most people don\'t even question the government\'s power to dictate where you can travel.
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