Executive Order 11119 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11119—Amending the Selective Service Regulations

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Tuesday, September 10, 1963

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1 min read (235 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 John F. Kennedy on 1963-09-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending the Selective Service Regulations." 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

▪ 604), as amended, I hereby prescribe the following amendments of the Selective Service Regulations prescribed by Executive Orders No.

▪ Subparagraph (3) of paragraph (a) of section 1631.7 of Part 1631, Quotas and Calls, is amended to read as follows: "(3) Nonvolunteers who have attained the age of 19 years and have not attained the age of 26 years and who do not have a wife with whom they maintain a bona fide family relationship in their homes, in the order of their dates of birth with the oldest being selected first." 2.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

235

1,321 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11119, John F. Kennedy (Sep 10, 1963). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11119-amending-the-selective-service-regulations.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Universal Military Training and Service Act (62 Stat. 604), as amended, I hereby prescribe the following amendments of the Selective Service Regulations prescribed by Executive Orders No. 10735 of October 17, 1957, No. 10984 of January 5, 1962, and No. 11098 of March 14, 1963, and constituting portions of Chapter XVI of Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations: 1. Subparagraph (3) of paragraph (a) of section 1631.7 of Part 1631, Quotas and Calls, is amended to read as follows: "(3) Nonvolunteers who have attained the age of 19 years and have not attained the age of 26 years and who do not have a wife with whom they maintain a bona fide family relationship in their homes, in the order of their dates of birth with the oldest being selected first." 2. Subparagraphs (4) and (5) of paragraph (a) of section 1631.7 are redesignated as subparagraphs (5) and (6) respectively, and a new subparagraph (4) is added to paragraph (a) to read as follows: "(4) Nonvolunteers who have attained the age of 19 years and have not attained the age of 26 years and who have a wife with whom they maintain a bona fide family relationship in their homes, in the order of their dates of birth with the oldest being selected first." JOHN F. KENNEDY THE WHITE HOUSE, September 10, 1963