I do not think this is being considered along the incompetent to competent spectrum.
TeamTrump view all muslims as 'the enemy'.
Pragmatic view might be; 'How many travellers would/could be inconvenienced by a prospective 'Travel ban'?,
and,
wait for various parts/offices/departments of State and Federal Government to compile or project figures, and in just a couple of months you might have some evidence for proceeding with or ditching the prospective policy.
TeamTrump just do not care.
Sign the EO on a Friday, let the Department of Homeland Security interpret it how they like,
if it causes a problem with the Judiciary, so what, we've got Bannon on the NSC,
and if at some time in the future it is ruled unconstitutional,
so what, we've got loads more crazy plans we can float on EOs next weekend.
(Oh, and we can start compiling a list of Judges who are not 'with the plan').
Did you read the article up there about the origin of the list of seven nations? It is not defined in the EO, bit in a bill from 2015, under the Obama presidency.
Of course, Trump could have added Saudi to the list in his EO, and didn't, but he also didn't explicitly leave them out.
I do not think this is being considered along the incompetent to competent spectrum.
TeamTrump view all muslims as 'the enemy'.
Pragmatic view might be; 'How many travellers would/could be inconvenienced by a prospective 'Travel ban'?,
and,
wait for various parts/offices/departments of State and Federal Government to compile or project figures, and in just a couple of months you might have some evidence for proceeding with or ditching the prospective policy.
TeamTrump just do not care.
Sign the EO on a Friday, let the Department of Homeland Security interpret it how they like,
if it causes a problem with the Judiciary, so what, we've got Bannon on the NSC,
and if at some time in the future it is ruled unconstitutional,
so what, we've got loads more crazy plans we can float on EOs next weekend.
(Oh, and we can start compiling a list of Judges who are not 'with the plan').