Executive Order 11437 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 11437—Suspending the Provisions of Section 5751(b) of Title 10 of the United States Code, Relating to Service-in-Grade Requirements for Promotion of Officers of the Navy and Marine Corps
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This executive order, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on 1968-12-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Suspending the Provisions of Section 5751(b) of Title 10 of the United States Code, Relating to Service-in-Grade Requirements for Promotion of Officers of the Navy and Marine Corps." 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 5751(b) of title 10 of the United.
▪11361 of July 6, 1967, are hereby revoked.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
73
393 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
6.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11437, Lyndon B. Johnson (Dec 2, 1968). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11437-suspending-the-provisions-section-5751b-title-10-the-united-states.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
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 5751(b) of title 10 of the United. States Code. Executive Order No. 11232 of July 8, 1965, Executive Order No. 11352 of May 22, 1967, and Executive Order No. 11361 of July 6, 1967, are hereby revoked. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House December 2, 1968
