Executive Order 11032 Constitutional Friction / Overreach (-0.19)

Executive Order 11032—Amendment of Executive Order No. 5952 of November 23, 1932, as Amended, Prescribing the Army Ration

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Tuesday, June 19, 1962

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1 min read (157 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 John F. Kennedy on 1962-06-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 5952 of November 23, 1932, as Amended, Prescribing the Army Ration." 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 Sections 4561 and 9561 of Title 10, United States Code, and Section 301 of Title 3, United States Code, it is ordered that Executive Order No.

▪ 5952 of November 23, 1932, as amended, prescribing the Army Ration, be, and it is hereby, further amended as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ Part 3 (Field Ration) is amended- (a) by striking out the words "only in time of war or national emergency" in the first sentence; and (b) by striking out the words '"Secretary of War" in the third sentence and inserting the words "Secretary of the military department concerned" in place thereof.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

157

948 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

-0.19

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11032, John F. Kennedy (Jun 19, 1962). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11032-amendment-executive-order-no-5952-november-23-1932-amended.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Sections 4561 and 9561 of Title 10, United States Code, and Section 301 of Title 3, United States Code, it is ordered that Executive Order No. 5952 of November 23, 1932, as amended, prescribing the Army Ration, be, and it is hereby, further amended as follows: SECTION 1. Part 3 (Field Ration) is amended- (a) by striking out the words "only in time of war or national emergency" in the first sentence; and (b) by striking out the words '"Secretary of War" in the third sentence and inserting the words "Secretary of the military department concerned" in place thereof. SEC. 2. A new Part 7 is added, as follows: "7. SPECIAL FEEDING REQUIREMENTS "Notwithstanding the provisions of the foregoing parts, the Secretary of the military department concerned may prescribe procedures, including increased monetary allowances, to meet special feeding requirements." JOHN F. KENNEDY THE WHITE HOUSE, June 19, 1962