Executive Order 9872 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9872—Amendment of Executive Order No. 7658, Restoring to the Territory of Hawaii a Portion of the Fort De Russy Military Reservation

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Tuesday, July 15, 1947

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1 min read (224 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 1947-07-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 7658, Restoring to the Territory of Hawaii a Portion of the Fort De Russy Military Reservation." 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

▪ 159, as amended by section 7 of the act of May 27, 1910, 36 Stat.

▪ 7658 of July 15, 1937, is hereby amended by deleting from the first paragraph thereof the provision reserving to the United States the right to construct a railroad from the Fort De Russy Military Reservation to the existing line of the Honolulu Rapid Transit and Land Company upon the land restored by the order to the Territory of Hawaii.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

224

1,245 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

17.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9872, Harry S Truman (Jul 15, 1947). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9872-amendment-executive-order-no-7658-restoring-the-territory-hawaii.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WHEREAS by Executive Order No. 7658 of July 15, 1937, the President restored to the Territory of Hawaii a certain parcel of land comprising a part of the Fort De Russy Military Reservation but reserved to the United States the right to construct on the said parcel of land a railroad from the Fort De Russy Military Reservation to the existing line of the Honolulu Rapid Transit and Land Company; and WHEREAS it now appears that there is no necessity for the construction of the said railroad by the United States; and WHEREAS it is deemed advisable and in the public interest that the United States relinquish its right to construct such railroad: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 91 of the act of April 30, 1900, 31 Stat. 159, as amended by section 7 of the act of May 27, 1910, 36 Stat. 447, the said Executive Order No. 7658 of July 15, 1937, is hereby amended by deleting from the first paragraph thereof the provision reserving to the United States the right to construct a railroad from the Fort De Russy Military Reservation to the existing line of the Honolulu Rapid Transit and Land Company upon the land restored by the order to the Territory of Hawaii. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, July 15, 1947