Executive Order 6588 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6588—Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use of the War Department, California

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Tuesday, February 6, 1934

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1 min read (265 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 "Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use of the War Department, California." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (ch.

▪ That the public lands in the areas hereinafter described be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, entry, and all forms of appropriation, subject to valid existing rights, for the use of the War Department as a bombing and gunnery range: San Bernardino Meridian T.

▪ This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

265

1,314 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

4.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6588, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 6, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6588-withdrawal-public-lands-for-use-the-war-department-california.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910 (ch. 421, 36 Stat. 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (ch. 369, 37 Stat. 497), it is hereby ordered that the public lands in the areas hereinafter described be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, entry, and all forms of appropriation, subject to valid existing rights, for the use of the War Department as a bombing and gunnery range: San Bernardino Meridian T. 9 N., R. 6 W., secs. 5 to 8, inclusive, secs. 17 to 20, inclusive, and secs. 29 to 32, inclusive. T. 10 N., R. 6 W., S½SW¼ and S½SE¼ sec. 5, E½ sec. 6, secs. 7, 8, 17 to 20, inclusive, and secs. 29 to 32, inclusive. T. 9 N., R. 7 W., secs. 1 to 36, inclusive. T. 10 N., R. 7 W., S½ sec. 12, secs. 13 to 36, inclusive. T. 9 N., R. 8 W., secs. 1 to 3, inclusive, secs. 10 to 15, inclusive, secs. 22 to 27, inclusive, and secs. 34 to 36, inclusive. T. 10 N., R. 8 W., secs. 13 to 15, inclusive, secs. 22 to 29, inclusive, E½ and SW¼ sec. 30, and secs. 31 to 36, inclusive. T. 10 N., R. 9 W., secs. 25 to 27, inclusive, E½ and NW¼ sec. 28, and secs. 29, 33 to 36, inclusive. This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, February 6, 1934.