Executive Order 11785 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11785—Amending Executive Order No. 10450, as Amended, Relating to Security Requirements for Government Employment, and for Other Purposes

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Tuesday, June 4, 1974

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1 min read (285 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 1974-06-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 10450, as Amended, Relating to Security Requirements for Government Employment, and for Other Purposes." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 10450 of April 27, 1953, as amended, is revised to read in its entirety as follows: "Sec.

▪ 9835 of March 21, 1947, as amended, is hereby revoked." SEC.

▪ Neither the Attorney General, nor the Subversive Activities Control Board, nor any other agency shall designate organizations pursuant to section 12 of Executive Order No.

▪ 10450, as amended, nor circulate nor publish a list of organizations previously so designated.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

285

1,739 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11785, Richard Nixon (Jun 4, 1974). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11785-amending-executive-order-no-10450-amended-relating-security.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, including 5 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., 3301, 3571, 7301, 7313, 7501(c), 7512, 7532, and 7533; and as President of the United States, and finding such action necessary in the best interests of national security, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. Section 12 of Executive Order No. 10450 of April 27, 1953, as amended, is revised to read in its entirety as follows: "Sec. 12. Executive Order No. 9835 of March 21, 1947, as amended, is hereby revoked." SEC. 2. Neither the Attorney General, nor the Subversive Activities Control Board, nor any other agency shall designate organizations pursuant to section 12 of Executive Order No. 10450, as amended, nor circulate nor publish a list of organizations previously so designated. The list of organizations previously designated is hereby abolished and shall not be used for any purpose. SEC. 3. Subparagraph (5) of paragraph (a) of section 8 of Executive Order No. 10450, as amended, is revised to read as follows: "Knowing membership with the specific intent of furthering the aims of, or adherence to and active participation in, any foreign or domestic organization, association, movement, group, or combination of persons (hereinafter referred to as organizations) which unlawfully advocates or practices the commission of acts of force or violence to prevent others from exercising their rights under the Constitution or laws of the United States or of any State, or which seeks to overthrow the Government of the United States or any State or subdivision thereof by unlawful means." SEC. 4. Executive Order No. 11605 of July 2, 1971, is revoked. RICHARD NIXON The White House, June 4, 1974.