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Executive Order 11360 Constitutional Friction / Overreach (-0.33)

Executive Order 11360—Amending the Selective Service Regulations

Friday, June 30, 1967
28 min read (5,695 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 1967-06-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending the Selective Service Regulations." It is an expansive, comprehensive regulatory directive mandating coordinated enforcement, detailed procedural standards, and formal agency compliance benchmarks across multiple federal departments.

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

604), as amended, I hereby prescribe the following amendments of the Selective Service Regulations prescribed by Executive Orders No.
The term "Military Selective Service Act of 1967" shall be substituted for "Universal Military Training and Service Act, as amended," wherever the latter appears in the Selective Service Regulations.
The term "Environmental Science Services Administration" shall be substituted for "Coast and Geodetic Survey" wherever the latter appears in the Selective Service Regulations.
Part 1604, Selective Service Officers, is amended as follows: (a) Section 1604.22, Composition and Appointment, is amended to read as follows: "For each appeal board area an appeal board, normally of five members, shall be appointed by the President, upon recommendation of the Governor.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
5,695
33,975 characters
Estimated Read Time
28 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
-0.33
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11360, Lyndon B. Johnson (Jun 30, 1967). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11360-amending-the-selective-service-regulations.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)