Executive Order 6586 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6586—Revocation of Section 18 of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933

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Tuesday, February 6, 1934

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1 min read (188 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-02-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revocation of Section 18 of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 1489, 1517), as amended by the act of March 20, 1933 (ch.

▪ 6166 of June 10, 1933, is hereby revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

188

1,146 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6586, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 6, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6586-revocation-section-18-executive-order-no-6166-june-10-1933.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas section 18 of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933, provides: "The following functions are abolished in part: "Cooperative vocational education and rehabilitation, 25 percent thereof. "Payments for agricultural experiment stations, 25 percent thereof. "Cooperative agricultural extension work, 25 percent thereof. "Endowment and maintenance of colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts, 25 percent thereof." Whereas the effective date of section 18 of Executive Order No. 6166 has been further deferred to April 10, 1934, by Executive Order No. 6585 of February 6, 1934; and Whereas after further investigation, I have determined that the provisions of section 18 of Executive Order No. 6166 are not in the public interest or consistent with the efficient operation of the Government: Now, Therefore , by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 16 of the act of March 3, 1933 (ch. 212, 47 Stat. 1489, 1517), as amended by the act of March 20, 1933 (ch. 3, 48 Stat. 8, 16), section 18 of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933, is hereby revoked. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, February 6, 1934.