Executive Order 6612 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6612-A—Amendment of Executive Order No. 6580 of February 1, 1934

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Friday, February 23, 1934

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1 min read (148 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 1934-02-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "A—Amendment of Executive Order No. 6580 of February 1, 1934." 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

▪ 6580 of February 1, 1934, is hereby amended by striking out paragraph numbered 2 thereof and inserting in its stead the following paragraph: 2.

▪ The Compliance Division shall not review the findings of the Board but it shall have power to take appropriate action based thereon.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

148

922 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6612, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 23, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6612-amendment-executive-order-no-6580-february-1-1934.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Executive Order No. 6580 of February 1, 1934, is hereby amended by striking out paragraph numbered 2 thereof and inserting in its stead the following paragraph: 2. Whenever the National Labor Board shall find that an employer has interfered with the Board's conduct of an election or has declined to recognize or bargain collectively with a representative or representatives of the employees adjudged by the Board to have been selected in accordance with section 7 (a) or has otherwise violated or is refusing to comply with said section 7 (a), the Board, in its discretion, may report such findings and make appropriate recommendations to the Attorney General or to the Compliance Division of the National Recovery Administration. The Compliance Division shall not review the findings of the Board but it shall have power to take appropriate action based thereon. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, February 23, 1934.