Legislators in Kuwait's parliament likely to vote down recent Gulf Security Pact proposal, stating that the pact will limit constitutional freedoms, particularly in terms of press and political demonstration. The pact calls for the extradarion of anyone accused of carrying out political or security activies against a member state. Kuwait boasts a tradition of free press and political expression in comparison to its neighbors and fears the limits the pact places on personal freedom. With general session not opening until October, Speaker of the House Ali Al-Rashed asks government officials not to push for immediate ratification and to positively note the concerns of the legislators.
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This is an interesting problem because security is a problem every state grapels with on a daily basis and many laws, bills and programs that are considered everyday are trying to achieve more security. However, freedom of the people is an issue across the world that also must be taken into consideration and attempted to acheive. This problem is seen in many countries including the US. Security and freedom to not always go hand and hand and politicians walk a very fine line when trying to pass new legislation to protect the masses but also keep the individual free
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