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Originally Posted by bronco67
The main problem with this executive order is it's intent...which is to stop lightning from striking in a specific spot. Even if you could stop that lightning strike, the cost is going to be major inconvenience to the other 99% of people who have no ill intent -- which trickles down to non-profiled people at the airport as well. Do you think this travel ban only affected the ones who were profiled and detained? It affects the entire travel system and the people who go through it ever day.
There's going to be something that slips through now and then, but how are we supposed to live our lives while trying desperately to stop it? Do you want to have search checkpoints at every street corner while you go about your business because there may be someone with an ak47 ready to mow down crowds of people? BTW, that's something a muslim terrorist could do at any time if they wanted to -- so why haven't they done it in a major way yet?
This order is based on fear created by Fox News. They've been taking something which is a moderate problem, and blowing it up into an existential threat for all the scared old white people in middle America for more ratings. Now one of those Fox news watching dummies is president and is going to fix the "problem", which if there is one has already been rigorously screened.
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The problem with this executive order is the way it was rolled out and what it accomplishes. It was rolled out with little thought or consideration, and with zero planning. The executive order accomplishes nothing - It is targeting countries that have never caused a terrorist strike in the United States while failing to target countries that either have caused a terrorist strike in the US or has much more potential.
What the Trump administration should have done was had a review of the vetting process (which seems to work rather well) and then ordered a dramatic reduction of refugees across the board from ALL countries, as well as limiting other forms of entry.
The Trump administration did exactly what we thought they would do.... They have no clue of what they are doing or how to do it, and they are just doing things to make it look like they are "doing something". They do not seem to understand that they run the countries, but this is not a political campaign where they only answer to themselves. There are policies and procedures in place, and laws that must be followed. Conway learned that today - most likely this was a law she didn't know existed.
A simple thing like making a phone call requires hours of briefing - what to say, what agreements we have in place, what not to say. He called Russia and nearly shut down the START treaty.