Executive Order 6949 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6949—Non-Waiver of Constitutional Rights in Connection with Codes of Fair Competition

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Tuesday, January 22, 1935

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1 min read (164 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 1935-01-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Non-Waiver of Constitutional Rights in Connection with Codes of Fair Competition." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Non-Waiver of Constitutional Rights in Connection with Codes of Fair Competition.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

164

979 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

21.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6949, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 22, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6949-non-waiver-constitutional-rights-connection-with-codes-fair.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933 (48 Stat. 195), and in order to effectuate the policy of said Title and to eliminate any confusion or misapprehension which may have arisen concerning the effect on constitutional rights of assent to, or cooperation under, Codes of Fair Competition, I hereby order that: (1) It is understood that neither the Government nor any member of industry waives, or can properly insist that the other has waived, any constitutional right pertaining to the Government or to an individual by approving, assenting to, or cooperating under a Code of Fair Competition. (2) The approval orders of all such codes heretofore approved are hereby modified to the extent necessary to make this Order a condition thereof, and this Order shall operate as a condition of the approval of any such code hereafter approved. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, January 22, 1935.