Executive Order 11151 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11151—Suspension of the Provisions of Section 5770 of Title 10, United States Code, Relating to Promotion of Certain Officers of the Regular Navy

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Wednesday, April 8, 1964

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1 min read (72 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 Lyndon B. Johnson on 1964-04-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Suspension of the Provisions of Section 5770 of Title 10, United States Code, Relating to Promotion of Certain Officers of the Regular Navy." 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 Section 5785(b) of Title 10 of the United States Code, I hereby suspend the provisions of Section 5770 of Title 10 of the United States Code which require certain male officers on the active list in the line of the Navy to have had specified sea or foreign service before they may be promoted.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

386 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11151, Lyndon B. Johnson (Apr 8, 1964). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11151-suspension-the-provisions-section-5770-title-10-united-states-code.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 5785(b) of Title 10 of the United States Code, I hereby suspend the provisions of Section 5770 of Title 10 of the United States Code which require certain male officers on the active list in the line of the Navy to have had specified sea or foreign service before they may be promoted. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House, April 8, 1964.