Executive Order 7358 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7358—Reinstatement of Certain Former Foreign Service Officers

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Tuesday, May 5, 1936

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1 min read (135 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 1936-05-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reinstatement of Certain Former Foreign Service Officers." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 1207, 1208, it is ordered that Earl L.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

135

793 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. 7358, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 5, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7358-reinstatement-certain-former-foreign-service-officers.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by Section 12 of the Act of February 23, 1931, 46 Stat. 1207, 1208, it is ordered that Earl L. Packer and Vinton Chapin, who resigned their positions as officers in the Foreign Service of the United States on May 1, 1929, and April 15, 1932, respectively, to accept appointments to positions in the Department of State, be, and they are hereby, reinstated in the Foreign Service of the United States in the classes indicated below, their reinstatement to be effective upon the date their nominations to positions in such classes are confirmed by the Senate: Earl L. Packer, of Utah, Foreign Service officer, Class IV. Vinton Chapin, of Massachusetts, Foreign Service officer, Class VI. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, May 5, 1936.