Executive Order 9395 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9395-A—Amending Executive Order No. 9017 of January 12, 1942, To Provide for Alternate Public Members of the National War Labor Board

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Saturday, November 20, 1943

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1 min read (169 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 1943-11-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "A—Amending Executive Order No. 9017 of January 12, 1942, To Provide for Alternate Public Members of the National War Labor Board." 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 the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, it is ordered that Executive Order No.

▪ 9017 of January 12, 1942, entitled "Establishment of the National War Labor Board," as amended by Executive Order No.

▪ 9038 of January 24, 1942, be, and it is hereby further amended so as to provide for the appointment by the President, for such periods of service as he may prescribe, of alternate public members of the National War Labor Board: Provided, that not more than four alternate public members shall hold office at any one time.

▪ Such alternate public members shall receive salaries at the rate of $9,000 each per annum, and shall perform such functions as the National War Labor Board may prescribe.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

169

972 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9395, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 20, 1943). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9395-amending-executive-order-no-9017-january-12-1942-provide-for.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, it is ordered that Executive Order No. 9017 of January 12, 1942, entitled "Establishment of the National War Labor Board," as amended by Executive Order No. 9038 of January 24, 1942, be, and it is hereby further amended so as to provide for the appointment by the President, for such periods of service as he may prescribe, of alternate public members of the National War Labor Board: Provided, that not more than four alternate public members shall hold office at any one time. Such alternate public members shall receive salaries at the rate of $9,000 each per annum, and shall perform such functions as the National War Labor Board may prescribe. When called upon by the Board, they shall sit as voting members of the Board; but not more than four public members, regular or alternate, shall vote in any one case. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, November 20, 1943.