Executive Order 6994 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6994—Retirement of John A. Gamon, Foreign Service Officer

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Thursday, March 21, 1935

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2 min read (319 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 1935-03-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Retirement of John A. Gamon, Foreign Service Officer." 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

▪ Gamon is totally disabled for useful and efficient service by reason of disease not due to vicious habits, intemperance, or willful misconduct on his part: Now, Therefore , by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the above-quoted provisions of the said act of February 23, 1931, I do hereby order and direct that the said John A.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

319

1,871 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6994, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 21, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6994-retirement-john-gamon-foreign-service-officer.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas paragraph (j) of section 26 of the act of February 23, 1931, 46 Stat. 1212 (U.S.C., title 22, sec. 21), provides as follows: "That any Foreign Service officer who, before reaching the age of retirement becomes totally disabled for useful and efficient service by reason of disease or injury not due to vicious habits, intemperance, or willful misconduct on his part, shall, upon his own application or upon order of the President, be retired on an annuity under paragraph (e) of this section: Provided , however, That in each case such disability shall be determined by the report of a duly qualified physician or surgeon designated by the Secretary of State to conduct the examination: Provided further , That unless the disability be permanent, a like examination shall be made annually in order to determine the degree of disability, and the payment of annuity shall cease from the date of the medical examination showing recovery. * * *"; Whereas Commander Robert F. Jones, Medical Corps, United States Navy, of the United States Naval Dispensary, Washington, D.C., a duly qualified physician, was designated on February 7, 1935, by the Secretary of State to conduct an examination of John A. Gamon, a Foreign Service officer of class II; and Whereas it has been determined by the report of the said Commander Robert F. Jones that the said John A. Gamon is totally disabled for useful and efficient service by reason of disease not due to vicious habits, intemperance, or willful misconduct on his part: Now, Therefore , by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the above-quoted provisions of the said act of February 23, 1931, I do hereby order and direct that the said John A. Gamon be retired, effective June 30, 1935, on an annuity under paragraph (e) of section 26 of the said act. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, March 21, 1935.