Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President George Bush on 1990-04-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Adding the Secretary of Energy to the National Space Council." 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
▪12675 shall be amended by adding a new Section 1(b)(7) that shall read "(7) The Secretary of Energy;" and by renumbering the current Sections 1(b)(7) through 1(b)(12), Sections 1(b)(8) through 1(b)(13), respectively.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
81
487 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 12712, George Bush (Apr 26, 1990). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12712-adding-the-secretary-energy-the-national-space-council.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, and in order to add the Secretary of Energy to the National Space Council, it is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 12675 shall be amended by adding a new Section 1(b)(7) that shall read "(7) The Secretary of Energy;" and by renumbering the current Sections 1(b)(7) through 1(b)(12), Sections 1(b)(8) through 1(b)(13), respectively. George Bush The White House, April 26, 1990.
