Intent -- repeatedly stated intent at that -- matters. That is why EO 2.0 may be judged differently depending upon who pushed it forward and why it was pushed forward. The ACLU lawyer's assessment on that part wasn't flawed; the ACLU lawyer's credibility matters if wanting to win this case and others; and responding as he did to the question about whether or not the concerns about the EO would be different if there were a different US President is not entirely a bad idea.
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