Executive Order 9237 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9237—Authorizing the Appointment of Certain Employees in the Postal Service Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules

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Thursday, September 3, 1942

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1 min read (90 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 1942-09-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Appointment of Certain Employees in the Postal Service Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Authorizing the Appointment of Certain Employees in the Postal Service Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

561 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9237, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 3, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9237-authorizing-the-appointment-certain-employees-the-postal-service.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by paragraph Eight, subdivision SECOND, section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that temporary clerks, carriers, and laborers required for part-time or intermittent work in the Postal Service in connection with the holiday or seasonal business from November 15, 1942, to January 15, 1943, may be appointed without compliance with the requirements of the Civil Service Rules. This order is recommended by the Postmaster General. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, September 3, 1942.