Executive Order 11313 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11313—Providing that Certain Officers May Act as Postmaster General

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Monday, October 17, 1966

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1 min read (226 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on 1966-10-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Providing that Certain Officers May Act as Postmaster General." 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 3347 of Title 5 of the United States Code and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ In the event of a vacancy in the office of Postmaster General or during the absence or disability of the Postmaster General, the Deputy Postmaster General shall act as Postmaster General.

▪ If no such order of succession is in effect at that time, they shall act as Postmaster General in the order in which they shall have taken office as Assistant Postmasters General or General Counsel.

▪ The following are hereby superseded: (1) Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

226

1,311 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11313, Lyndon B. Johnson (Oct 17, 1966). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11313-providing-that-certain-officers-may-act-postmaster-general.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 3347 of Title 5 of the United States Code and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. In the event of a vacancy in the office of Postmaster General or during the absence or disability of the Postmaster General, the Deputy Postmaster General shall act as Postmaster General. SEC. 2. During any period when, by reason of absence, disability, or vacancy in office, neither the Postmaster General nor the Deputy Postmaster General is available to exercise the powers or perform the duties of the office of Postmaster General, an Assistant Postmaster General or the General Counsel of the Post Office Department, in such order as the Postmaster General may from time to time prescribe in writing, shall act as Postmaster General. If no such order of succession is in effect at that time, they shall act as Postmaster General in the order in which they shall have taken office as Assistant Postmasters General or General Counsel. SEC. 3. The following are hereby superseded: (1) Executive Order No. 10154 of August 22, 1950. (2) Executive Order No. 10558 of September 8, 1954. (3) Executive Order No. 10686 of November 1, 1956. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House, October 15, 1966.