Executive Order 12890 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 12890—Amendment to Executive Order No. 12864

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Thursday, December 30, 1993

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1 min read (93 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 William J. Clinton on 1993-12-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment to Executive Order No. 12864." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: An early statesman would view this measure favorably under Article II, Section 3 (the Take Care Clause). The President operates strictly within the ambit of executing established laws and supervising departmental subordinates, respecting the supremacy of the legislative branch without fabricating novel statutory obligations.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 12864 is amended by deleting the number "25" and inserting the number "30" in lieu thereof.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

539 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.23

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12890, William J. Clinton (Dec 30, 1993). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12890-amendment-executive-order-no-12864.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to provide for the appointment of up to 30 members to the United States Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure, it is hereby ordered that section 1(a) of Executive Order No. 12864 is amended by deleting the number "25" and inserting the number "30" in lieu thereof. William J. Clinton The White House, December 30, 1993. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 2:48 p.m., January 3, 1994]