Executive Order 5226 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.71)

Executive Order 5226—Prescribing Regulations Governing Diplomatic Visas in the Foreign Service

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Monday, November 18, 1929

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1 min read (164 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 Herbert Hoover on 1929-11-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Prescribing Regulations Governing Diplomatic Visas in the Foreign Service." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Prescribing Regulations Governing Diplomatic Visas in the Foreign Service.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

164

1,002 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.71

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5226, Herbert Hoover (Nov 18, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5226-prescribing-regulations-governing-diplomatic-visas-the-foreign.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Act of Congress approved May 22, 1918, entitled "An Act to Prevent in Time of War Departure from and Entry into the United States Contrary to the Public Safety," as extended by the Act of Congress of March 2, 1921, entitled, "An Act making appropriations for the Diplomatic and Consular Service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922," Paragraph XII-6 of the Instructions to Diplomatic Officers of the United States and Paragraph 366 of Article XXII of the Consular Regulations as now established are hereby canceled and the following substituted therefor: XII-6. Diplomatic Visas. Diplomatic visas will be granted under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State. 366. Diplomatic Visas. Diplomatic visas will be granted under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State. April 23, 1925, No. 4210, entitled "Diplomatic Visas for Reentry into the United States." HERBERT HOOVER The White House, November 18, 1929.