Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President Jimmy Carter on 1979-01-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Issuance of Food Stamps by the Postal Service." 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
▪2020 (k)), 1 the United States Postal Service is hereby granted approval for post offices in all or part of any State to issue food stamps to eligible households, upon request by the appropriate State agency, as defined in Section 3(n) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (91 Stat.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
Total Words
92
494 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
8.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 12116, Jimmy Carter (Jan 19, 1979). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12116-issuance-food-stamps-the-postal-service.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 1 l(k) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (91 Stat. 974; 7 U.S.C. 2020 (k)), 1 the United States Postal Service is hereby granted approval for post offices in all or part of any State to issue food stamps to eligible households, upon request by the appropriate State agency, as defined in Section 3(n) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (91 Stat. 960; 7 U.S.C. 2012(n)). JIMMY CARTER The White House, January 19, 1979.
