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 1997-06-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Adding Members to and Extending the President's Council on Sustainable Development." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Adding Members to and Extending the President's Council on Sustainable Development.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
127
742 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.23
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 13053, William J. Clinton (Jun 30, 1997). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13053-adding-members-and-extending-the-presidents-council-sustainable.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to amend Executive Order 12852 for various purposes, it is hereby ordered that Executive Order 12852, as amended, is further amended by deleting the number "29" from section 1 and inserting the number "35" in lieu thereof; by deleting from 3(d) and 4(a) the text "Department of the Interior" and inserting in lieu thereof the following text: "Department of Energy"; and by deleting from section 4(b) the text "June 29, 1997" and inserting in lieu thereof the following text: "February 28, 1999." William J. Clinton The White House, June 30, 1997. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:08 a.m., July 1, 1997]
