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Executive Order 11166 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11166—Setting Aside for the Use of the United States Certain Public Lands and Other Public Property Located at the Makua Military Reservation, Hawaii

Saturday, August 15, 1964
3 min read (572 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 Lyndon B. Johnson on 1964-08-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Setting Aside for the Use of the United States Certain Public Lands and Other Public Property Located at the Makua Military Reservation, 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

750), or which have been acquired in exchange for lands or properties so ceded, are hereby set aside for the use of the United States* in fee simple subject to valid existing rights— Portion Of Tract B, Makua Military Reservation Being portions of the Government Lands of Makua and Eahanahaiki, and a portion of the Makua Forest Reserve.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
572
3,426 characters
Estimated Read Time
3 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
8.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11166, Lyndon B. Johnson (Aug 15, 1964). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11166-setting-aside-for-the-use-the-united-states-certain-public-lands-and.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)