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In reply to the discussion: I am appalled at how we Third Way DUers are treated! [View all]DissidentVoice
(813 posts)...when you are crossing a border into the USA.
I live in a border city. A couple of years ago when I came back from Canada I got pulled in for "random" inspection.
I was held for a good hour-and-a-half, while they confiscated my passport and made a load of entries on a computer screen I was not permitted to see. I had to leave my cell phone in the car...and they can confiscate and KEEP that without returning it, or even telling you why.
You can be held incommunicado in a border station and your Fourth Amendment rights are not there until you clear the border. I don't remember the name of the ruling, but our beloved SCOTUS upheld that some years ago.
In contrast, the moment you cross into Canadian territory, you are fully covered by their Charter of Rights and Freedoms.