Executive Order 13471 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 13471—Further Amendments to Executive Order 13285, President's Council on Service and Civic Participation

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Thursday, August 28, 2008

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1 min read (190 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 George W. Bush on 2008-08-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Further Amendments to Executive Order 13285, President's Council on Service and Civic Participation." 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

▪ Is amended by adding at the end of section 1 the following new subsection: "(c) To conduct and vote on official business during meetings, the Council must convene a quorum of at least 10 Council members." Sec.

▪ Section 4(b) is amended to read: "(b) Unless further extended by the President, this order shall expire on June 30, 2009." Sec.

▪ Is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity, by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person." George W.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

190

1,107 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

18.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.23

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 13471, George W. Bush (Aug 28, 2008). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13471-further-amendments-executive-order-13285-presidents-council-service.

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, and in order to increase the membership and extend the duration of the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation, it is hereby ordered that Executive Order 13285 of January 29, 2003, as amended, is further amended as follows: Section 1. Section 1 is amended by adding at the end of section 1 the following new subsection: "(c) To conduct and vote on official business during meetings, the Council must convene a quorum of at least 10 Council members." Sec. 2. Section 4(b) is amended to read: "(b) Unless further extended by the President, this order shall expire on June 30, 2009." Sec. 3. Section 4 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity, by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person." George W. Bush The White House, August 28, 2008.