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Executive Order 10648 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10648—Restoring Certain Lands Comprising Portions of the Fort Ruger Military Reservation to the Jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii

Thursday, December 8, 1955
32 min read (6,474 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 Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1955-12-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring Certain Lands Comprising Portions of the Fort Ruger Military Reservation to the Jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii." It is an expansive, comprehensive regulatory directive mandating coordinated enforcement, detailed procedural standards, and formal agency compliance benchmarks across multiple federal departments.

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.
447, it is ordered as follows: PART I The following-described parcels of land, located at Kapahulu, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, comprising portions of Tract No.
1 of Fort Ruger Military Reservation, are hereby restored to the possession, use, and control of the Territory of Hawaii (hereinafter referred to as the Territory), subject to the limitations hereinafter set forth: PARCEL 1 Beginning at concrete monument No.
Provided, that until and unless otherwise permitted by the Department of the Army, Parcel 6 shall be used for National Guard, Air National Guard, or civil-defense purposes only.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
6,474
36,500 characters
Estimated Read Time
32 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
5.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10648, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Dec 8, 1955). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10648-restoring-certain-lands-comprising-portions-the-fort-ruger-military.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)