Executive Order 13252 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 13252—Exclusions From the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program

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Monday, January 7, 2002

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1 min read (198 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 George W. Bush on 2002-01-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exclusions From the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: An early statesman would view this measure favorably under Article II, Section 3 (the Take Care Clause). The President operates strictly within the ambit of executing established laws and supervising departmental subordinates, respecting the supremacy of the legislative branch without fabricating novel statutory obligations.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ The subdivisions of the Department of Justice set forth in section 2 of this order are hereby determined to have as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work.

▪ Executive Order 12171 of November 19, 1979, as amended, is further amended by adding to the end of section 1–209 the following new subsections: "(c) United States Attorneys' Offices.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

198

1,281 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.23

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 13252, George W. Bush (Jan 7, 2002). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13252-exclusions-from-the-federal-labor-management-relations-program.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7103(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, and in order to exempt certain subdivisions of the Department of Justice from coverage under the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Determinations. The subdivisions of the Department of Justice set forth in section 2 of this order are hereby determined to have as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work. It is further determined that chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, cannot be applied to these subdivisions in a manner consistent with national security requirements and considerations. Sec. 2. Amendment of Executive Order 12171. Executive Order 12171 of November 19, 1979, as amended, is further amended by adding to the end of section 1–209 the following new subsections: "(c) United States Attorneys' Offices. (d) Criminal Division. (e) INTERPOL - U.S. National Central Bureau. (f) National Drug Intelligence Center. (g) Office of Intelligence Policy and Review." GEORGE W. BUSH The White House, January 7, 2002. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., January 10, 2002]