Tho actually -- they *are* a special case in American immigration law though, come to think of it, and have their own visa category (I). The same was true in France. Not sure about Canada, since I have never lived that one, but.... two days? That sounds like special treatment to me, and not in a good way. I've transported two American citizens over that border many times and never had any limitations put on their stay.
On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: > They may not be a special class in law, but when you start hassling them in > particular for ill-defined reasons then red flags go up in my mind that say > "got free speech?" > > > On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 1:22 AM, Maureen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Journalists aren't a special class, but left leaning journalists and >> activists seem to receive this type of treatment more than the right >> leaning ones do. Other than the cops hassling Limbaugh for drugs, >> when's the last time you heard of someone on the right getting nailed? >> If you're gonna hassle obnoxious people, why limit it to lefties? >> >> On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 3:03 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > Sorry meant to write Maureen not Dana. >> > >> > On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 6:02 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> now don't start channeling Gruss now Dana. >> >> >> >> Its really a non event. The woman was being obnoxious and was >> >> questioned for a bit before being let in. It seems to me that the >> >> guard was just doing some due diligence. >> >> >> >> Besides since when did journalists become a special privileged class >> >> of citizens? I've gone through worse from the hands of border agents >> >> on both sides of the border, as recently as a year ago. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:308651 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
