Executive Order 6770 Constitutional Friction / Overreach (-0.19)

Executive Order 6770—Creating the Industrial Emergency Committee

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Saturday, June 30, 1934

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1 min read (281 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 1934-06-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Creating the Industrial Emergency Committee." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: An early statesman would subject this decree to rigorous scrutiny under Article I, Section 8. The Framers deliberately committed commerce, taxation, tariffs, and revenue to Congress alone. To the extent this order imposes duties or financial burdens without explicit statutory pre-authorization, it creates friction with the separation of powers.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Walker, who is hereby, at his request, temporarily relieved from the duties of said offices.

▪ I hereby create an Industrial Emergency Committee, which shall be composed of: The Secretary of the Interior, The Secretary of Labor, The Administrator for Industrial Recovery, The Administrator of Federal Emergency Relief and a Director to be appointed by the President.

▪ It shall be the duty of said Industrial Emergency Committee to make recommendations to the President, through its director, with respect to problems of relief, public works, labor disputes and industrial recovery and to study and coordinate the handling of joint problems affecting these activities.

▪ Richberg Director of said Industrial Emergency Committee and direct that he be given leave of absence as general counsel of the National Recovery Administration until September 1, with pay, in order that he may fulfill the duties of the positions to which he is hereby appointed and such further functions and duties as shall be prescribed by the President.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

281

1,757 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

18.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

-0.19

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6770, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 30, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6770-creating-the-industrial-emergency-committee.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, and to effectuate the purposes of said act and further to effectuate the purposes of the Executive order of July 11, 1933, appointing a temporary Executive Council and the Executive order of November 17, 1933, creating a National Emergency Council: 1. I hereby appoint Donald R. Richberg to serve (without compensation except as hereinafter provided) as executive secretary of the Executive Council and as Executive Director of the National Emergency Council from and after July 1, 1934, until further order and during the absence of Frank C. Walker, who is hereby, at his request, temporarily relieved from the duties of said offices. 2. I hereby create an Industrial Emergency Committee, which shall be composed of: The Secretary of the Interior, The Secretary of Labor, The Administrator for Industrial Recovery, The Administrator of Federal Emergency Relief and a Director to be appointed by the President. It shall be the duty of said Industrial Emergency Committee to make recommendations to the President, through its director, with respect to problems of relief, public works, labor disputes and industrial recovery and to study and coordinate the handling of joint problems affecting these activities. 3. I hereby appoint Donald R. Richberg Director of said Industrial Emergency Committee and direct that he be given leave of absence as general counsel of the National Recovery Administration until September 1, with pay, in order that he may fulfill the duties of the positions to which he is hereby appointed and such further functions and duties as shall be prescribed by the President. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, June 30, 1934.