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Re:US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff pr... by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @01:51AM (#13703653)
> you'd have to prove...

Fortunately and unfortunately this is not how rallying works. You'd have to convince the right club, event and advocacy group organizers that this would produce turnout, coverage and possibly even results. Note the size of the protests against Donald Trump's recent immigration ban.

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Re:US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff pr... by mc32 on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @01:55AM (#13703673)
On the other hand border agents, DHS, even under Obama pretty much had little critical oversight on how they adjudicated law and were quite immune to public opinion. [what was that Cuban, then boy who was returned to Cuba at Fidel's request despite public opinion?]
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Re:US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff pr... by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @01:58AM (#13703692)
I think the political mood has changed. Note that this happened in December (edit: October) yet is finding coverage two months later.
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Re:US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff pr... by mc32 on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @02:00AM (#13703703)
Actually October, according to the article.
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