Executive Order 6023 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6023—Air-Space Reservation, District of Columbia

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Saturday, February 11, 1933

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1 min read (106 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 1933-02-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Air-Space Reservation, District of Columbia." 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

▪ 568, 570), the air space over the District of Columbia is hereby designated as a prohibited area from 9 a.

▪ Between the time above specified, no aircraft shall be navigated through the air space over the District of Columbia except such aircraft as may be specifically permitted by the Secretary of Commerce, between such time and over such places as the Secretary of Commerce in his discretion may determine.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

106

606 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6023, Herbert Hoover (Feb 11, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6023-air-space-reservation-district-columbia.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By authority of the provisions of section 4 of the Air Commerce Act of 1926 (44 Stat. 568, 570), the air space over the District of Columbia is hereby designated as a prohibited area from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., on March 4, 1933, for public-safety purposes. Between the time above specified, no aircraft shall be navigated through the air space over the District of Columbia except such aircraft as may be specifically permitted by the Secretary of Commerce, between such time and over such places as the Secretary of Commerce in his discretion may determine. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, February 11, 1933.