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Executive Order 12696 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.29)

Executive Order 12696—President's Drug Advisory Council

George Bush George Bush
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Monday, November 13, 1989
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3 min read (553 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 1989-11-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "President's Drug Advisory Council." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ The Council shall be composed of not more than 30 members appointed by the President from among citizens in private life.
▪ In consultation with the President and the Director of National Drug Control Policy, the Council shall utilize forums and seminars in various regions of the country to assist in this function.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
553
3,546 characters
Estimated Read Time
3 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
17.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.29
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 12696, George Bush (Nov 13, 1989). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12696-presidents-drug-advisory-council.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, and in order to establish, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended an advisory committee to assist in the development, dissemination, explanation, and promotion of national drug control policy, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Establishment. (a) There is established the President's Drug Advisory Council in the Federal Government. The Council shall be composed of not more than 30 members appointed by the President from among citizens in private life. (b) The President shall designate a Chairman from among the members of the Council. Sec. 2. Functions. (a) The Council shall recommend to and advise the President and the Director of National Drug Control Policy on developing methods and means to explain national drug control policies to the American people. (b) The Council shall recommend to and advise the President and the Director of National Drug Control Policy on promotional efforts to encourage the private sector to implement national drug control policies. (c) The Council shall study the feasibility of establishing a national support organization to help coordinate private sector initiatives to implement national drug control policies, and, in consultation with the President and the Director of National Drug Control Policy, shall provide advice to assist in the establishment of such support organization. (d) The Council shall meet with and solicit the advice of various members of the media and communications field, and, in consultation with the President and the Director of National Drug Control Policy, shall provide advice in coordinating efforts of the private sector to inform the public of the dangers of illegal drug use. (e) The Council shall devise means to solicit the views and advice of the American people regarding the development and implementation of national drug control policy. In consultation with the President and the Director of National Drug Control Policy, the Council shall utilize forums and seminars in various regions of the country to assist in this function. (f) The Chairman of the Council shall report to the President and the Director of National Drug Control Policy, whenever requested. Sec. 3. Administration. (a) Members of the Council shall serve without compensation. (b) Members of the Council may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons serving intermittently in Government service -5707). (c) The Office of National Drug Control Policy shall provide administrative staff support to the Council, to assist in its day-to-day operations. (d) To the extent permitted by law, the heads of executive departments and agencies shall provide the Chairman of the Council, upon request, with such information as the Chairman may require for the purposes of carrying out the Council's functions. Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Executive order, the functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, except that of reporting to the Congress, which are applicable to the Council, shall be performed by the Director of National Drug Control Policy, in accordance with the guidelines and procedures established by the Administrator of General Services. (b) The Council shall terminate 24 months from the date of this order, unless sooner extended. George Bush The White House, November 13, 1989.