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Executive Order 10711 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10711—Restoring Certain Lands Comprising Portions of the Lualualei Military Reservation to the Jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii

Tuesday, May 14, 1957
4 min read (898 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1957-05-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring Certain Lands Comprising Portions of the Lualualei Military Reservation to the Jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

2900 of July 2, 1918, as amended by Presidential Executive Order No.
159, as amended by section 7 of the act of May 27, 1910, 36 Stat.
447, it is ordered as follows: Subject to the reservation hereinafter stated, the following-described parcels of land comprising portions of the Lualualei Military Reservation, located at Lualualei, District of Waianae, Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, are hereby restored to the possession, use, and control of the Territory of Hawaii: PARCEL I Beginning at a concrete monument No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
898
5,140 characters
Estimated Read Time
4 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
7.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10711, Dwight D. Eisenhower (May 14, 1957). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10711-restoring-certain-lands-comprising-portions-the-lualualei-military.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)