Executive Order 9690 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9690—Amending Executive Order 9685 Authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to Take Possession of and Operate Certain Plants and Facilities Used in the Production, Processing, Transportation, Sale and Distribution of Livestock Meat, Meat Products and By-Products

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Saturday, February 2, 1946

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1 min read (167 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 1946-02-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order 9685 Authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to Take Possession of and Operate Certain Plants and Facilities Used in the Production, Processing, Transportation, Sale and Distribution of Livestock Meat, Meat Products and By-Products." 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

▪ 892) as amended by the War Labor Disputes Act (57 Stat.

▪ 9685 be amended accordingly, and all provisions of said order shall be deemed applicable to said plants and facilities of the Los Angeles Union Stockyards Company.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

167

963 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9690, Harry S Truman (Feb 2, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9690-amending-executive-order-9685-authorizing-the-secretary-agriculture.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the power and authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including Section 9 of the Selective Service Act of 1940 (54 Stat. 892) as amended by the War Labor Disputes Act (57 Stat. 163), as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and inasmuch as I have found and determined that the plants and facilities of the Los Angeles Union Stockyards Company located in and around Los Angeles, California, should be included in the list of plants and facilities which the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to take possession of an operate under Executive Order No. 9685 of January 24, 1946, it is hereby ordered that said Executive Order No. 9685 be amended accordingly, and all provisions of said order shall be deemed applicable to said plants and facilities of the Los Angeles Union Stockyards Company. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, February 2, 1946