Executive Order 6631 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 6631—Waiver of Civil Service Rule II to Permit the Appointment of Mr. Robert H. Hartenberger and Mr. James B. Morgan, Jr., in the War Department
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-03-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Waiver of Civil Service Rule II to Permit the Appointment of Mr. Robert H. Hartenberger and Mr. James B. Morgan, Jr., in the War Department." 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 Waiver of Civil Service Rule II to Permit the Appointment of Mr. Robert H. Hartenberger and Mr. James B. Morgan, Jr., in the War Department.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
121
708 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6631, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 6, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6631-waiver-civil-service-rule-ii-permit-the-appointment-mr-robert-h.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of the last sentence of the eighth paragraph of subdivision second of section 2 of the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (ch. 27, 22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that Mr. Robert H. Hartenberger and Mr. James B. Morgan, Jr., who were seriously burned in attempting to save Government property, may be appointed as airplane painter helper and as watchman, respectively, in the Air Corps at large, War Department, San Antonio, Texas, without compliance with the requirements of Civil Service Rule II. This order is issued upon the recommendation of the Secretary of War. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, March 6, 1934.
