Executive Order 12666 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12666—Exclusions From the Federal Labor- Management Relations Program

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Thursday, January 12, 1989

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1 min read (187 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 Ronald Reagan on 1989-01-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exclusions From the Federal Labor- Management Relations Program." 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

▪ 12171, as amended, is further amended to add the following subsection: "1-213.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

187

1,281 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12666, Ronald Reagan (Jan 12, 1989). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12666-exclusions-from-the-federal-labor-management-relations-program.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including Chapter 71 of title 5 of the United States Code, and having determined, under section 7103(b)(1) of said Chapter, that the subdivisions of the Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, listed below have as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work, and having determined that the provisions of Chapter 71 of title 5 of the United States Code cannot be applied to the subdivisions listed below in a manner consistent with national security requirements and considerations, it is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 12171, as amended, is further amended to add the following subsection: "1-213. The subdivisions of the Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation: (a) Federal Air Marshal Branch, International Civil Aviation Security Division, Office of Civil Aviation Security. (b) Units composed of Civil Aviation Security Inspectors in Civil Aviation Security divisions whose responsibilities require Federal air marshal functions." RONALD REAGAN The White House, January 12, 1989. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:22 a.m., January 13, 1989]