Executive Order 11317 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11317—Amending Paragraph 127c of the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1951

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Saturday, December 3, 1966

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1 min read (155 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 1966-12-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Paragraph 127c of the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1951." 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

▪ 10214 of February 8, 1951, as amended), is hereby amended so that the offenses and punishments for violations of Article 113 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice shall be as follows: Article Offenses Punishments 113 Misbehavior of sentinel or lookout: In areas designated as authorizing entitlement to special pay for duty subject to hostile fire.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

155

954 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11317, Lyndon B. Johnson (Dec 3, 1966). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11317-amending-paragraph-127c-the-manual-for-courts-martial-united-states.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Article 56 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (10 U.S.C. 856), and as President of the United States, the Table of Maximum Punishments contained in paragraph 127c of the Manual for Coutts-Martial, United States, 1951 (prescribed by Executive Order No. 10214 of February 8, 1951, as amended), is hereby amended so that the offenses and punishments for violations of Article 113 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice shall be as follows: Article Offenses Punishments 113 Misbehavior of sentinel or lookout: In areas designated as authorizing entitlement to special pay for duty subject to hostile fire. Dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement at hard labor not to exceed ten years. In all other places Dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement at hard labor not to exceed one year. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House December 3, 1966