Originally Posted By: antiqueshell
Our Constitution allows for the right of free passage and
unhindered travel, so they had the right to go there [...]
Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette
Our Constitution also allows us to travel to Syria, Iraq, Iran, Mexico, Somalia, .... etc...
Why go there if you can avoid trouble ?
IT MOST CERTAINLY DOES NOT!
We have the "right of free ingress into other States, and egress from them." The US Constitution is silent on international travel. The US Constitution does not apply to travel to or in North Korea, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Mexico or Somalia. It does not give you the permission to free and unhindered world travel, hence the passport requirements and international travel restrictions and bans. The courts have ruled several times that the language defining freedom of movement is to prevent US states from limiting movement of citizens from state to state.
On the few issues where the topics have collided, the Supreme Court has said you have the right to be issued a US passport, not permission to go to a country.