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[2] They DON'T impact Social Security records: Social Security is an independent agency not subject to the whims of the President nor Executive Orders, ran by an official who can only be fired for cause and not for disobedience.
Can you clarify what you mean? Isn't SSA ran by a commissioner appointed by the president? And Trump appointed someone (Frank Bisignano) to that role.
Couldn't they use SSA records (or passport records) to identify anyone who's had their gender markers changed in the past?
Comment by JessicaPink703 at 21/01/2025 at 17:24 UTC
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The SSA Commissioner can only be fired for cause and the agency cannot generally be bound by executive orders. Trump does appoint them, and they theoretically could roll things back, but I find it unlikely as it would undermine the agency's independence.
Past SSA records might be in the casefile, but going through each and every casefile in the US would be a logistical nightmare. Highly unlikely they will be touched.