Executive Order 6851 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6851—Withdrawal of Public Land for Use of the War Department, Idaho

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Saturday, September 22, 1934

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1 min read (193 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 1934-09-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Land for Use of the War Department, Idaho." 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

▪ 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (ch.

▪ 497), and subject to the conditions therein expressed and to valid existing rights, it is ordered that the following-described public land in Idaho be, and it is hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, for use of the War Department for target-range purposes: Boise Meridian T.

▪ This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

193

1,078 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6851, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 22, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6851-withdrawal-public-land-for-use-the-war-department-idaho.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910 (ch. 421, 36 Stat. 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (ch. 369, 37 Stat. 497), and subject to the conditions therein expressed and to valid existing rights, it is ordered that the following-described public land in Idaho be, and it is hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, for use of the War Department for target-range purposes: Boise Meridian T. 8 S., R. 22 E., sec. 35, S½. T. 9 S., R. 22 E., sec. 2, all; sec. 11, all; sec. 14, N½, N½S½. This withdrawal is subject to first-form reclamation withdrawal under the act of June 17, 1902 (ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388), the land to be vacated by the War Department when the Commissioner of Reclamation advises the Secretary of War that the same is needed in connection with the further development of the Minidoka project, Idaho. This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, September 22, 1934.