Executive Order 9592 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9592-A—Amendment of Executive Order No. 9400 of December 3, 1943, Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to Take Possession of and Operate the Shipyard of the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation At Los Angeles, California

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Monday, July 23, 1945

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1 min read (152 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 Harry S Truman on 1945-07-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "A—Amendment of Executive Order No. 9400 of December 3, 1943, Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to Take Possession of and Operate the Shipyard of the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation At Los Angeles, California." 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 laws of the United States, including section 9 of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, it is ordered that the last paragraph of Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

152

880 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

23.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9592, Harry S Truman (Jul 23, 1945). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9592-amendment-executive-order-no-9400-december-3-1943-authorizing-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including section 9 of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, it is ordered that the last paragraph of Executive Order No. 9400 of December 3, 19443, authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to take possession of and operate the shipyard of the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation at Los Angeles, California, be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "Possession and operation of the said shipyard under this order shall be terminated by the Secretary of the Navy when he determines that the shipyard will be operated privately in an efficient manner consistent with the requirements of the war effort." HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, July 23, 1945