I tend to agree. The ban was political theatre. But I'm not so sure about: "There were already reasonable procedures checking out people from the 7 countries."

I tend to agree. The ban was political theatre. But I'm not so sure about: "There were already reasonable procedures checking out people from the 7 countries." How do you check someone that you know nothing about? The USA does not have a 'global DB of every citizen and their life'. Again - the argument is not about 'the ban' - the argument is how the press presented it.