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This executive order, signed by President Ronald Reagan on 1988-05-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "John C. Stennis Space Center." 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
▪Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby direct the Administrator of General Services to designate the facilities of the National Space Technology Laboratories of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the State of Mississippi as the John C.
▪Stennis Space Center; and such facilities shall be thereafter known and referred to by that name.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
212
1,316 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 12641, Ronald Reagan (May 20, 1988). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12641-john-c-stennis-space-center.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Designating Certain Facilities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the State of Mississippi as the John C. Stennis Space Center Senator John C. Stennis has served his country as a United States Senator for over 40 years and has steadfastly supported the Nation's space program since its inception. He has demonstrated visionary leadership and has consistently worked to assure United States world leadership and preeminence in space. The installation now to be renamed has played and will continue to play a major role in the United States space program and has been the recipient of the Senator's unwavering support from the moment the decision was made to establish that installation. Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby direct the Administrator of General Services to designate the facilities of the National Space Technology Laboratories of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the State of Mississippi as the John C. Stennis Space Center; and such facilities shall be thereafter known and referred to by that name. RONALD REAGAN The White House, May 20, 1988. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:06 a.m., May 23, 1988]
