Executive Order 11555 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11555—Amending the Selective Service Regulations

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Wednesday, September 2, 1970

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1 min read (155 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 Richard Nixon on 1970-09-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending the Selective Service Regulations." 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

▪ 604, as amended), I hereby prescribe the following amendment of the Selective Service Regulations prescribed by Executive Orders No.

▪ No member of a local board shall be a member of the armed forces or any reserve component thereof.

▪ Members of local boards shall be at least 30 years of age." RICHARD NIXON.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

155

901 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11555, Richard Nixon (Sep 2, 1970). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11555-amending-the-selective-service-regulations.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Military Selective Service Act of 1967 (62 Stat. 604, as amended), I hereby prescribe the following amendment of the Selective Service Regulations prescribed by Executive Orders No. 9979 of July 20, 1948, and No. 11360 of June 30, 1967, and constituting portions of Chapter XVI of Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations: Part 1604, Selective Service Officers, is amended as follows: Paragraph (c) of Section 1604.52, Composition and Appointment, is amended to read as follows: "The members of local boards shall be citizens, male or female, of the United States who shall be residents of a county in which their local board has jurisdiction. No member of a local board shall be a member of the armed forces or any reserve component thereof. Members of local boards shall be at least 30 years of age." RICHARD NIXON. The White House September 2, 1970