Executive Order 12080 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12080—Commemorative Presidential Proclamations

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Monday, September 18, 1978

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1 min read (88 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 Jimmy Carter on 1978-09-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Commemorative Presidential Proclamations." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 11030, as amended, is further amended by adding thereto the following new sentence: "Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2, the Director shall transmit any approved commemorative proclamations to the President.".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

577 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12080, Jimmy Carter (Sep 18, 1978). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12080-commemorative-presidential-proclamations.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution of the United States of America, and in order to simplify the procedures for the processing of approved commemorative proclamations, Section 4 of Executive Order No. 11030, as amended, is further amended by adding thereto the following new sentence: "Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2, the Director shall transmit any approved commemorative proclamations to the President.". JIMMY CARTER The White House, September 18, 1978. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:12 a.m., September 19, 1978]