Executive Order 12971 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 12971—Amendment to Executive Order No. 12425

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Friday, September 15, 1995

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1 min read (97 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 1995-09-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment to Executive Order No. 12425." 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

▪ 12425 be amended by deleting, in the first sentence, the words "the portions of Section 2(d) and" and the words "relating to customs duties and federal internal-revenue importation taxes".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

622 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.23

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12971, William J. Clinton (Sep 15, 1995). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12971-amendment-executive-order-no-12425.

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 extend the appropriate privileges, exemptions, and immunities upon the International Criminal Police Organization ("INTERPOL") it is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 12425 be amended by deleting, in the first sentence, the words "the portions of Section 2(d) and" and the words "relating to customs duties and federal internal-revenue importation taxes". William J. Clinton The White House, September 15, 1995. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:28 a.m., September 18, 1995]