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This executive order, signed by President Jimmy Carter on 1978-04-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "National Commission for the Review of Antitrust Laws and Procedures." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
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
▪12022 of December 1, 1977, is hereby amended to read as follows: "The Commission shall consist of twenty-two members to be appointed by the President and shall include: (1) The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
187
1,137 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 12052, Jimmy Carter (Apr 7, 1978). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12052-national-commission-for-the-review-antitrust-laws-and-procedures.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, and as President of the United States of America, in order to provide for increased participation on the National Commission for the Review of Antitrust Laws and Procedures, Section l(b) of Executive Order No. 12022 of December 1, 1977, is hereby amended to read as follows: "The Commission shall consist of twenty-two members to be appointed by the President and shall include: (1) The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice. (2) The Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. (3) The Chairman of one other appropriate independent regulatory agency. (4) Five members of the Senate recommended by the President of the Senate. (5) Five members of the House of Representatives recommended by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (6) One judge of a United States District Court. (7) One State Attorney General. (8) Seven persons from the private sector.". JIMMY CARTER The White House, April 7, 1978. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 3:23 p.m., April 7, 1978]
