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Executive Order 10804 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10804—Delegating to the Civil Service Commission the Authority of the President To Prescribe Regulations Under the Federal Employees International Organization Service Act

Thursday, February 12, 1959
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 Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1959-02-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Delegating to the Civil Service Commission the Authority of the President To Prescribe Regulations Under the Federal Employees International Organization Service Act." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.
There is hereby delegated to the United States Civil Service Commission the authority vested in the President by section 5 of the Federal Employees International Organization Service Act (72 Stat.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
224
1,337 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
17.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10804, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Feb 12, 1959). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10804-delegating-the-civil-service-commission-the-authority-the-president.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)