"Getting an attitude and trying to appeal to your legal rights will just embolden some of these powertripping authority figures." The thing is, you may not hav

"Getting an attitude and trying to appeal to your legal rights will just embolden some of these powertripping authority figures." The thing is, you may not have such 'rights', at least not in a legal sense. I suggest the duderinos at the border are well aware of what they can, and cannot do. If you have a beef, it's with Homeland Security or Congress, not the border guy. And if you're entering a foreign country ... well, your legal rights are pretty thin. So there's that.