Executive Order 13425 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.41)

Executive Order 13425—Trial of Alien Unlawful Enemy Combatants by Military Commission

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Wednesday, February 14, 2007

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2 min read (308 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 2007-02-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Trial of Alien Unlawful Enemy Combatants by Military Commission." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ There are hereby established military commissions to try alien unlawful enemy combatants for offenses triable by military commission as provided in chapter 47A of title 10.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

308

1,894 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

17.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.41

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 13425, George W. Bush (Feb 14, 2007). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13425-trial-alien-unlawful-enemy-combatants-military-commission.

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 the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-366), the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40), and section 948b(b) of title 10, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Establishment of Military Commissions. There are hereby established military commissions to try alien unlawful enemy combatants for offenses triable by military commission as provided in chapter 47A of title 10. Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this order: (a) "unlawful enemy combatant" has the meaning provided for that term in section 948a(1) of title 10; and (b) "alien" means a person who is not a citizen of the United States. Sec. 3. Supersedure. This order supersedes any provision of the President's Military Order of November 13, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 57,833), that relates to trial by military commission, specifically including: (a) section 4 of the Military Order; and (b) any requirement in section 2 of the Military Order, as it relates to trial by military commission, for a determination of: (i) reason to believe specified matters; or (ii) the interest of the United States. Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) This order shall be implemented in accordance with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations. (b) The heads of executive departments and agencies shall provide such information and assistance to the Secretary of Defense as may be necessary to implement this order and chapter 47A of title 10. (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, entities, officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. George W. Bush The White House, February 14, 2007.