Quote Originally Posted by willis View Post
By the way...re: "as I mentioned earlier, that since these people can decide on a whim whether I stay or go," This isn't something new & has nothing to do with Scanners or Patdowns. It's always been like that. The border people have always had that power over us. At least ever since I've been crossing borders.
I don't know how long you have been crossing boarders, but it has NOT always been like that. I clearly remember going back and forth from the US to Canada and all I had to do was show the boarder patrol agent my drivers license and tell them I was on vacation. I didn't even have to get out of my car, and the agent didn't get out of his booth. It was just as quick and easy as going through a toll plaza on the highway. By the way, this was for New Years 2000, so you must not have been crossing boarders for very long.