Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1933-07-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Postponing Effective Date of Transfer of Legal Work, Veterans' Administration to Department of Justice." 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
▪6166, dated June 10, 1933, the effective date of the transfer to the Department of Justice of the legal work now being performed by the Veterans' Administration in connection with the defense of suits against the United States arising under section 19 of the World War Veterans Act, 1924, as amended, is hereby postponed to September 10, 1933.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
103
580 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6222, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 27, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6222-postponing-effective-date-transfer-legal-work-veterans-administration.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 16 of the act of March 3, 1933 (Public, No. 428, 47 Stat. 1517), and pursuant to the provision of section 22 of Executive Order No. 6166, dated June 10, 1933, the effective date of the transfer to the Department of Justice of the legal work now being performed by the Veterans' Administration in connection with the defense of suits against the United States arising under section 19 of the World War Veterans Act, 1924, as amended, is hereby postponed to September 10, 1933. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, July 27, 1933.
