Executive Order 6343 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6343—Designation of and Authorization to the Secretary of the Interior to Acquire Certain Property

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Wednesday, October 18, 1933

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1 min read (91 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1933-10-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designation of and Authorization to the Secretary of the Interior to Acquire Certain Property." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 67, 73d Cong.), I hereby designate and authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire, by purchase or by the exercise of the power of eminent domain, any real or personal property, in connection with the construction of any project under allocations made to the Department of the Interior pursuant to, and under the authority of, the aforesaid act.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

531 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6343, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Oct 18, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6343-designation-and-authorization-the-secretary-the-interior-acquire.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by title II of the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933 (Public, No. 67, 73d Cong.), I hereby designate and authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire, by purchase or by the exercise of the power of eminent domain, any real or personal property, in connection with the construction of any project under allocations made to the Department of the Interior pursuant to, and under the authority of, the aforesaid act. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, October 18, 1933.