Executive Order 10164 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10164—Extension of Enlistments in the United States Coast Guard

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Wednesday, September 27, 1950

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1 min read (188 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 1950-09-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of Enlistments in the United States Coast Guard." 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

▪ The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby directed to take such steps as he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this order.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

188

1,072 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

27.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10164, Harry S Truman (Sep 27, 1950). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10164-extension-enlistments-the-united-states-coast-guard.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of July 27, 1950, Public Law 624, 81st Congress, as amended by section 2 of the act of September 27, 1950, entitled "An Act to include the Coast Guard within the provisions of the Selective Service Act of 1948 and to authorize the President to extend enlistments in the Coast Guard," and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, I hereby extend for a period of twelve months all enlistments in the United States Coast Guard, including the Coast Guard Reserve, which shall expire at any time after the date of this order and prior to July 9, 1951: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent voluntary re-enlistment or voluntary extension of existing enlistments under provisions of applicable laws or the regulations of the Coast Guard. The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby directed to take such steps as he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this order. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, September 27, 1950