Executive Order 11635 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11635—Continuation of Souris-Red-Rainy-River Basins Commission

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Thursday, December 9, 1971

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1 min read (152 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 Richard Nixon on 1971-12-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Continuation of Souris-Red-Rainy-River Basins Commission." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 11359 of June 20, 1967, is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC.

▪ The Commission shall terminate on June 30, 1973, unless, upon recommendation of both the Council and not less than one-half the number of member States, this order is extended." RICHARD NIXON The White House December 9, 1971

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

152

938 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11635, Richard Nixon (Dec 9, 1971). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11635-continuation-souris-red-rainy-river-basins-commission.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

The Governors of the member States of the Souris-Red-Rainy River Basins Commission and the Water Resources Council have requested the continuation of the Commission beyond its present termination date. I have determined that it would be in the public interest to comply with that request and continue the joint Federal-State water and related land resources planning and coordination activities being carried out by the Commission. Now, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 201 of the Water Resources Planning Act (42 U.S.C. 1962b), and as President of the United States, section 7 of Executive Order No. 11359 of June 20, 1967, is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 7. Termination. The Commission shall terminate on June 30, 1973, unless, upon recommendation of both the Council and not less than one-half the number of member States, this order is extended." RICHARD NIXON The White House December 9, 1971