Executive Order 7862 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7862—Modification of Executive Order No. 7387 of June 15, 1936, Reserving Naval Station, Balboa, Canal Zone

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Thursday, April 7, 1938

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1 min read (111 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 1938-04-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Modification of Executive Order No. 7387 of June 15, 1936, Reserving Naval Station, Balboa, Canal Zone." 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

▪ By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 5 of title II of the Canal Zone Code, approved June 19, 1934, and as President of the United States, it is ordered that Executive Order No.

▪ 7387 of June 15, 1936, be, and it is hereby, modified to the extent that the naval reservation established thereby shall hereafter be known as "Naval Radio Station, Balboa, Canal Zone", and shall be assigned to the uses and purposes of a naval radio station and to such other naval uses and purposes as the Secretary of the Navy may determine.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

111

605 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

17.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7862, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 7, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7862-modification-executive-order-no-7387-june-15-1936-reserving-naval.

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 5 of title II of the Canal Zone Code, approved June 19, 1934, and as President of the United States, it is ordered that Executive Order No. 7387 of June 15, 1936, be, and it is hereby, modified to the extent that the naval reservation established thereby shall hereafter be known as "Naval Radio Station, Balboa, Canal Zone", and shall be assigned to the uses and purposes of a naval radio station and to such other naval uses and purposes as the Secretary of the Navy may determine. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, April 7, 1938 .