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Should have waited longer after knocking at the door? KNOCK KNOCK!!! They had a search warrant. No one answers the door, you go in. You don't need permission from the resident! Geeeze.

And as for crossing our border, I believe (according to my memory) there is a sign that openly states - in more than one language - that any vehicles and persons passing through the checkpoints are subject to search.

Vehicles that are searched are not necessarily selected based on the occupant's race (although that plays a part). There are several signs that the agents are trained to look for. Some of the signs are psychological. You give off the wrong signals, and you get tagged. That's an easy one.

Anyone know the party affiliations of the judges making these st00pid rulings? Or is there just an epidemic of lack-of-brainitis going around in the halls of [in]justice?

last time I crossed the US-Canada border, I had to show proof of citizenship, and submit to a search. No big deal, but even though the border guards found nothing (because there was nothing to find), I was still given a stern warning about trying to smuggle contraband (a couple packs of cigareets that I neglected to mention as they were in plain sight). I also had to completely re-pack my suitcase and the picnic coolers, as they just dumped them out and left them.

They even swabbed down the interior of the car looking for ANYTHING suspect. Tell me truthfully, is this freedom?