cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24646745

Is it weird that I see nothing objectionable about this one? Looks solid to me, other than bypassing a Senate vote.

There has to be some Monkey’s Paw here somewhere, but I’m not immediately seeing it.

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    23 hours ago

    But at this point, that should be moot either way, they are being born to people that have been recognized at citizens and nothing in the order seems to claim to be retroactive, and as far as I’ve seen, they only are claiming changes for children of non citizens.

    While he’s chock full of malice and corruption, I’m thinking that this one is potentially innocuous in nature. It’s not like every single thing must have a catch, though I certainly appreciate folks looking out for what those catches are… He did promise the Lumbee tribe recognition and they have long actively sought that recognition, so this would seem to be a strangely straightforward move in a sea of weirdness.