Executive Order 6553 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6553—Announcing the Index Figures for the Cost of Living for the 6 Months' Periods Ending June 30, 1928, and December 31, 1933

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Tuesday, January 9, 1934

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1 min read (174 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 1934-01-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Announcing the Index Figures for the Cost of Living for the 6 Months' Periods Ending June 30, 1928, and December 31, 1933." 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

▪ 2, 73d Cong.), I hereby announce: First.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

174

962 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6553, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 9, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6553-announcing-the-index-figures-for-the-cost-living-for-the-6-months.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 2 and 3, title II, of the act entitled "An act to maintain the credit of the United States Government", approved March 20, 1933 (Public, No. 2, 73d Cong.), I hereby announce: First. That the index figures of the cost of living are— (a) 171.0 for the 6 months' period ending June 30, 1928, the base period, and (b) 135.0 for the 6 months' period ending December 31, 1933; Second. That the cost of living index for the 6 months' period ending December 31, 1933, is 21.1 per centum lower than the cost of living index for the base period; and Third. That this per centum being in excess of the maximum per centum prescribed by section 3 (b), the percentage of reduction applicable under section 2 (b), in determining the compensation of officers and employees to be paid during the period from January 1, 1934, to June 30, 1934, inclusive, is 15 per centum. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, January 9, 1934.