Executive Order 12671 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12671—Exclusion of the Customs Office of Enforcement From the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program

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Tuesday, March 14, 1989

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1 min read (150 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 George Bush on 1989-03-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exclusion of the Customs Office of Enforcement 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 by deleting Section 1-203(g) and inserting in its place: "1-203(g).

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises

Total Words

150

1,000 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12671, George Bush (Mar 14, 1989). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12671-exclusion-the-customs-office-enforcement-from-the-federal-labor.

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 Office of Enforcement (Headquarters and Regional Components), U.S. Customs Service, has 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 Office of Enforcement (Headquarter and Regional Components), U.S. Customs Service, in a manner consistent with national security requirements and considerations, it is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 12171, as amended, is further amended by deleting Section 1-203(g) and inserting in its place: "1-203(g). The Office of Enforcement (Headquarters and Regional Components), U.S. Customs Service." George Bush The White House, March 14, 1989.