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To: tntpal who wrote (22106)	5/27/2010 1:40:41 PM
From: pogohere	1 Recommendation Respond to of 50511

believe the moron was in the car: crossing busy borders into the US = dealing with people who are extremely bored all day, have complete authority over you and are armed. Answer all the questions as asked. Don't F with the man.

To: tntpal who wrote (22106)	5/27/2010 4:52:23 PM
From: Amelia Carhartt	4 Recommendations Respond to of 50511

"What to expect if you don't kiss the asses of the bullies & morons at the US - Canadian border" Well, I'm sorry but that stereotype is plain wrong. I live on the Canadian Border. My Forest Service road is patrolled daily by them. I am friends with several officers and they are fine people. Certainly you can be an ass and get them to react in kind. The guy in the video was an ass IMO. That whole thing could have been avoided if he wouldn't not have gotten snippy. I get the same kinds of silly questions when I cross into Canada. But, my view is that I am a guest in their country and whatever they need I will give them as a proper guest. If I don't like it I should not go to Canada. I do go because I know the poor guy is just doing his job and has to deal with jerks all day long. Further it is not Border Patrol that handles the border crossings but U.S. Customs. I have been traveling abroad since I was 18 years old, 43 years. I have been through just about every major port. US Customs has always been a pain in the butt in my experience. It's their job. It's a rough job these guys have and if this guy doesn't like it he doesn't need to come here. I think we can survive without him. Make no mistake, I am no fan of our government. I think it is capable of doing things so despicable we can't even imagine. But, using this information to prove the point is just simplistic and silly.

To: tntpal who wrote (22106)	5/27/2010 5:13:28 PM
From: Mannie	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50511

the Canadian was the one out of line. act like a jackass, you'll get treated like a jackass.

To: tntpal who wrote (22106)	5/27/2010 8:12:19 PM
From: Cactus Jack	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50511

C'mon, the guy is a guest of another country entering by permission of the host country, and he decided he needed a full explanation before he responded to questions and instructions and copped an attitude. If I entered Canada with a chip on my shoulder, I would expect similar treatment in response. Maybe its just me. jpg

To: tntpal who wrote (22106)	5/27/2010 8:13:38 PM
From: Cactus Jack	1 Recommendation Respond to of 50511

Do 8 people really consider this to be an example of fascism? Yikes! jpg

To: tntpal who wrote (22106)	5/27/2010 8:29:52 PM
From: Broken_Clock	7 Recommendations Respond to of 50511

Census workers can enter your apartment in your absence 6:00 am May 26, 2010, by Bob Barr Thousands of census workers, including many temporary employees, are fanning out across America to gather information on the citizenry. This is a process that takes place not only every decade in order to complete the constitutionally-mandated census; but also as part of the continuing “American Community Survey” conducted by the Census Bureau on a regular basis year in and year out. What many Americans don’t realize, is that census workers — from the head of the Bureau and the Secretary of Commerce (its parent agency) down to the lowliest and newest Census employee — are empowered under federal law to actually demand access to any apartment or any other type of home or room that is rented out, in order to count persons in the abode and for “the collection of statistics.” If the landlord of such apartment or other leased premises refuses to grant the government worker access to your living quarters, whether you are present or not, the landlord can be fined $500.00. That’s right — not only can citizens be fined if they fail to answer the increasingly intrusive questions asked of them by the federal government under the guise of simply counting the number of people in the country; but a landlord must give them access to your apartment whether you’re there or not, in order to gather whatever “statistics” the law permits. In fact, some census workers apparently are going even further and demanding — and receiving — private cell phone numbers from landlords in order to call tenants and obtain information from them. Isn’t it great to live in a “free” country?