Quote Originally Posted by BananaStand View Post
Not to be gross, but at one point in my life I had problems with IBS. And during that time I made a trip to Canada. My friends and I were forced to sit in a waiting area for over an hour while they checked our papers and searched our car. They would not let me use the bathroom. And I needed it, badly. I wasn't technically "detained", or arrested, or anything like that. I was just held in a room, that I wasn't allowed to leave, and I wasn't allowed the human dignity of being allowed to use the restroom.

I am a dual citizen, US/Canada. Should I have just been allowed to say "Hey fuck face, I salute the maple leaf, now let me in!"?

No

I had to allow the border agents to make sure I wasn't smuggling, terrorizing, or otherwise doing something nefarious to their country. And during that time I was forced to endure severe discomfort and humiliation.

Where's my team of pro-bono lawyers?
And this is what I don't want to happen to people, including to you