Executive Order 12621 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12621—President's Task Force on Market Mechanisms

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Tuesday, December 29, 1987

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1 min read (75 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 Ronald Reagan on 1987-12-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "President's Task Force on Market Mechanisms." 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

▪ "The Task Force shall submit its recommendations to the President no later than January 8, 1988." RONALD REAGAN The White House, December 29, 1987.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

436 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12621, Ronald Reagan (Dec 29, 1987). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12621-presidents-task-force-market-mechanisms.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered that Section 2(b) of Executive Order 12614 of November 5, 1987, is amended to read: "The Task Force shall submit its recommendations to the President no later than January 8, 1988." RONALD REAGAN The White House, December 29, 1987. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:59 a.m., December 30, 1987]