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 1999-08-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment to Executive Order 12216, President's Committee on the International Labor Organization." 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
▪By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.
▪That Executive Order 12216 is amended as follows: The second sentence of section 1-101 is amended by substituting "the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, and the Presidents of .
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
98
563 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.23
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 13135, William J. Clinton (Aug 27, 1999). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13135-amendment-executive-order-12216-presidents-committee-the.
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, including the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), it is hereby ordered that Executive Order 12216 is amended as follows: The second sentence of section 1-101 is amended by substituting "the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, and the Presidents of . . ." for "and the Presidents of . . .". William J. Clinton The White House, August 27, 1999. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., August 30, 1999]
