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This executive order, signed by President George W. Bush on 2007-03-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extending Privileges and Immunities to the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪288l), I hereby extend to the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York, and to its members, the privileges and immunities enjoyed by the diplomatic missions of member states to the United Nations, and members of such missions, subject to corresponding conditions and obligations.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
139
820 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
17.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.38
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 13427, George W. Bush (Mar 7, 2007). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13427-extending-privileges-and-immunities-the-permanent-observer-mission.
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 section 7(b) of the Department of State Authorities Act of 2006 (22 U.S.C. 288l), I hereby extend to the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York, and to its members, the privileges and immunities enjoyed by the diplomatic missions of member states to the United Nations, and members of such missions, subject to corresponding conditions and obligations. This extension of privileges and immunities is not intended to abridge in any respect privileges or immunities that the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York and its members otherwise may have acquired or may acquire by law. George W. Bush The White House, March 7, 2007.
