Executive Order 10247 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 10247—Suspending the Limitations Upon Punishments for Violations of Articles 82, 85, 86(3), 87, 90, 91(1) and (2), 113, and 115 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice
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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1951-05-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Suspending the Limitations Upon Punishments for Violations of Articles 82, 85, 86(3), 87, 90, 91(1) and (2), 113, and 115 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪By virtue of the authority vested in me by Article 56 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (established by the act of May 5, 1950, 64 Stat.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
140
798 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
16.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10247, Harry S Truman (May 29, 1951). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10247-suspending-the-limitations-upon-punishments-for-violations-articles.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Article 56 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (established by the act of May 5, 1950, 64 Stat. 107), and as President of the United States, I hereby suspend, until further order, as to offenses committed on and after May 31, 1951, by persons under the command of, or within any area controlled by, the Commander in Chief, Far East, or any of his successors in command, the limitations prescribed by the Table or Maximum Punishments, paragraph 127c of the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1951 (prescribed by Executive Order No. 10214 of February 8, 1951), (1) upon punishments for violations of Articles 82, 85, 86(3), 87, 90, 91(1) and (2), 113, and 115 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, May 29, 1951
