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Executive Order 13516 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.60)

Executive Order 13516—Amending Executive Order 13462

Wednesday, October 28, 2009
3 min read (507 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 Barack Obama on 2009-10-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order 13462." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

This order shall be implemented in a manner consistent with Executive Order 12958 of April 17, 1995, as amended, and Executive Order 12968 of August 2, 1995, as amended." Sec.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
507
3,117 characters
Estimated Read Time
3 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
18
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.60
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 13516, Barack Obama (Oct 28, 2009). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13516-amending-executive-order-13462.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)