Executive Order 9950 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9950—Revoking Executive Order No. 9877 of July 26, 1947, Prescribing the Functions of the Armed Forces

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Wednesday, April 21, 1948

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1 min read (76 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 1948-04-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revoking Executive Order No. 9877 of July 26, 1947, Prescribing the Functions of the Armed Forces." 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, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, it is ordered that Executive Order No.

▪ 9877 of July 26, 1947, prescribing the assignment of primary functions and responsibilities to the three armed services, be, and it is hereby, revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

432 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9950, Harry S Truman (Apr 21, 1948). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9950-revoking-executive-order-no-9877-july-26-1947-prescribing-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, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, it is ordered that Executive Order No. 9877 of July 26, 1947, prescribing the assignment of primary functions and responsibilities to the three armed services, be, and it is hereby, revoked. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, April 21, 1948