Executive Order 9627 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9627—Amending Executive Order 9611 of September 10, 1945, Reestablishing the Advisory Board On Just Compensation

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Monday, September 24, 1945

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1 min read (140 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 1945-09-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order 9611 of September 10, 1945, Reestablishing the Advisory Board On Just Compensation." 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

▪ Clark, and Justice Irwin Untermyer." The period of sixty days specified in paragraph 1 of the said Order, shall begin to run on the date of this Order.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

140

802 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9627, Harry S Truman (Sep 24, 1945). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9627-amending-executive-order-9611-september-10-1945-reestablishing-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WHEREAS Judge John J. Parker is unable to serve as a member of the Advisory Board on Just Compensation as reestablished by Executive Order 9611 of September 10, 1945: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, and particularly by the First War Powers Act, 1941, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, I hereby amend paragraph 2 of the said Executive Order 9611 to read as follows: "The Board, as hereby re-established, shall consist of the following members: Judge Joseph C. Hutcheson, Jr., Judge Charles E. Clark, and Justice Irwin Untermyer." The period of sixty days specified in paragraph 1 of the said Order, shall begin to run on the date of this Order. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, September 24, 1945