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Executive Order 9171 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9171—Enlarging the Naval Radio Station, Summit, Canal Zone

Thursday, May 21, 1942
3 min read (506 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 1942-05-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Enlarging the Naval Radio Station, Summit, Canal Zone." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

7399 of June 23, 1936, establishing in the Canal Zone a naval reservation to be known as United States Naval Radio Station, Summit, Canal Zone, is hereby amended by adding to the area described therein the following-described area of land in the Canal Zone, subject to the conditions prescribed in that order: Beginning at an 8 inch square concrete monument (marked "A" on Panama Canal Drawing No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
Total Words
506
2,899 characters
Estimated Read Time
3 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
8.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9171, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 21, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9171-enlarging-the-naval-radio-station-summit-canal-zone.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)