Executive Order 8217 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8217—Exemption of George Middleton From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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Monday, August 7, 1939

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1 min read (121 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 1939-08-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exemption of George Middleton From Compulsory Retirement for Age." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Whereas , in my judgment, the public interest requires that George Middleton, senior commodity specialist (lace), United States Tariff Commission, who was exempted from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year by Executive Order No.

▪ 715a), I hereby further exempt the said George Middleton from compulsory retirement for age for a period of six months ending March 31, 1940.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

121

709 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8217, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 7, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8217-exemption-george-middleton-from-compulsory-retirement-for-age.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas , in my judgment, the public interest requires that George Middleton, senior commodity specialist (lace), United States Tariff Commission, who was exempted from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year by Executive Order No. 7978 of September 19, 1938, be further exempted from such compulsory retirement for a period of six months: Now, Therefore , by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 204 of the act of June 30, 1932, 47 Stat. 382, 404 (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 715a), I hereby further exempt the said George Middleton from compulsory retirement for age for a period of six months ending March 31, 1940. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, August 7, 1939.