Executive Order 11590 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 11590—Applicability of Executive Order No. 11222 and Executive Order 11478 to the United States Postal Service and of Executive Order No. 11478 to the Postal Rate Commission
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This executive order, signed by President Richard Nixon on 1971-04-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Applicability of Executive Order No. 11222 and Executive Order 11478 to the United States Postal Service and of Executive Order No. 11478 to the Postal Rate Commission." 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
▪11222 of May 8, 1965, is amended by adding thereto a new section 706 as follows: "SEC.
▪This Order shall be applicable to the United States Postal Service established by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970." SEC.
▪11478 of August 8, 1969, is amended by adding thereto a new section 8 as follows: "SEC.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
157
903 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
9.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11590, Richard Nixon (Apr 23, 1971). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11590-applicability-executive-order-no-11222-and-executive-order-11478-the.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 7151 and 7301 of title 5, United States Code, as made applicable to the Postal Service and the Postal Rate Commission by the Postal Reorganization Act, and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. Executive Order No. 11222. Executive Order No. 11222 of May 8, 1965, is amended by adding thereto a new section 706 as follows: "SEC. 706. This Order shall be applicable to the United States Postal Service established by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970." SEC. 2. Executive Order No. 11478. Executive Order No. 11478 of August 8, 1969, is amended by adding thereto a new section 8 as follows: "SEC. 8. This Order shall be applicable to the United States Postal Service and to the Postal Rate Commission established by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970." RICHARD NIXON The White House April 23, 1971
