Whereas , by Executive Order No. 7024-B, of April 25, 1935, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of Congress entitled "An Act To regulate interstate and foreign commerce in petroleum and its products by prohibiting the shipment in such commerce of petroleum and its products produced in violation of State law, and for other purposes", approved February 22, 1935 (49 Stat. 30), and the Executive Order of the President of the United States No. 6979, of February 28, 1935, created and designated an Agency to be known as the "Federal Petroleum Agency No. 1", as an administrative and investigative agency in connection with tenders presented to the Federal Tender Board No. 1, appointed by Executive Order No. 6980-C, of March 1, 1935; and Whereas , by Executive Order No. 7129-A, of August 6, 1935, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of Congress approved February 22, 1935, supra, I required reports of loadings and discharges of petroleum and petroleum products moved in interstate commerce; Now, Therefore , it is hereby ordered that said Executive Orders No. 7024-B and No. 7129-A are hereby revoked and superseded by Executive Order No. 7757 (Regulations Under the Act of February 22, 1935 As Amended by the Act of June 14, 1937) and Executive Order No. 7758 (Constituting Designated Area, and Establishing Federal Tender Board No. 1). HAROLD L. ICKES, Secretary of the Interior. Approved: FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, December 1, 1937.
Executive Order 7759 🏛️✅ Zone 1: Maximum Authority Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
📜 10th Amend: Intergovernmental Federalism Cooperation
Executive Order 7759—Revoking Executive Orders Nos. 7024-B and 7129-A
Executive Brief • At a Glance
⏱️ 1 min read (246 words) •
● In Effect
🎯 Primary Mandate
Said Executive Orders No. 7024-B and No. 7129-A are hereby revoked and superseded by Executive Order No. 7757 (Regulations Under the Act of February 22, 1935 As Amended by the Act of June 14, 1937) and Executive Order No. 7758 (Constituting Designated Area, and Establishing Federal Tender Board No. 1).
⚖️ Constitutional Footing
🏛️✅ Zone 1: Maximum Authority
Express or Implied Congressional Authorization
📜 10th Amend: Intergovernmental Federalism Cooperation
🏛️ Scope & Affected Sectors
Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises Sovereign State Governments & Localities Foreign Nations & International Entities
Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis
Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
Signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on December 1, 1937, this order concerns Revoking Executive Orders Nos. 7024-B and 7129-A. Said Executive Orders No. 7024-B and No. 7129-A are hereby revoked and superseded by Executive Order No. 7757 (Regulations Under the Act of February 22, 1935 As Amended by the Act of June 14, 1937) and Executive Order No. 7758 (Constituting Designated Area, and Establishing Federal Tender Board No. 1). HAROLD L. ICKES, Secretary of the Interior. Approved
Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
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Said Executive Orders No. 7024-B and No. 7129-A are hereby revoked and superseded by Executive Order No. 7757 (Regulations Under the Act of February 22, 1935 As Amended by the Act of June 14, 1937) and Executive Order No. 7758 (Constituting Designated Area, and Establishing Federal Tender Board No. 1).
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Policy Areas & Topics
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The Framers' Constitutional Council
1787 PrismEvaluating this order against the constitutional debates of 1787 and the limits of Article II executive power.
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority)
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"When the President acts pursuant to an express or implied authorization of Congress, his authority is at its maximum, for it includes all that he possesses in his own right plus all that Congress can delegate."
— Justice Robert H. Jackson, Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952) Express or Implied Congressional Authorization
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James Madison
Separation of Powers & Legislative Primacy
"The constitutional magistracy was designed not to invent policy, but to be the faithful instrument of the laws passed by the people's representatives." — Speech in the First Congress (1789)
Madison would approve the structural posture of this order. The President acts strictly in subordination to statutory authority granted under Article II, Section 3 ("take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed"). The checks and balances hold firm because the policy origin remains with the legislature.
Madisonian Stance: Concurring (Statutory)
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Alexander Hamilton
The Energetic Executive & Unified Command
"A feeble Executive implies a feeble execution of the government; and a government ill executed, whatever it may be in theory, must be, in practice, a bad government." — Federalist No. 70 (1788)
Hamilton would view this directive as the natural and indispensable functioning of administrative leadership. Without the power to coordinate agencies, manage personnel, and resolve operational ambiguities, the modern presidency would be reduced to an impotent figurehead.
Hamiltonian Stance: Supportive of Execution
GM
George Mason
Bill of Rights, Due Process & 10th Amendment
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." — 10th Amendment to the US Constitution (1791)
Mason would scrutinize whether this federal directive intrudes into police powers, land stewardship, or municipal domains historically reserved to local citizens. The Anti-Federalist demand is that federal administration must never supplant state self-governance.
Anti-Federalist Stance: Eternal Vigilance Required
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Five Measurable "Constitutional Friction" Dimensions
An objective audit measuring potential separation-of-powers tension against the United States Constitution and established Supreme Court doctrine.
🛡️ High Constitutional Concordance
23 / 100 friction index
Dimension 1 • Art. I, §1 & §8
Low Friction
Legislative Encroachment & Purse
Operates within delegated statutory execution without modifying legislative appropriations or taxing powers.
Benchmark: Power of the purse, taxes/tariffs, and rule of law reserved to Congress.
Dimension 2 • Art. II, §1 & §3
Low Friction
Executive Scope & Faithfulness
Exercises standard supervisory executive authority to faithfully execute existing statutes.
Benchmark: Faithfully execute laws enacted by Congress vs. unilateral decree.
Dimension 3 • 10th Amendment
Moderate Friction
Federalism & State Sovereignty
Engages state and local partners in cooperative federalism programs.
Benchmark: Police powers and un-delegated responsibilities reserved to the States.
Dimension 4 • 5th & 14th Amendments
Low Friction
Due Process & Individual Rights
Focuses on internal governmental operations with no direct impairment of private rights or property.
Benchmark: Protection of private property, contracts, liberty, and procedural justice.
Dimension 5 • Separation of Powers
Low Friction
Youngstown Jacksonian Tier
The President operates strictly as the constitutional Chief Executive, carrying out policy established by Congress with strong statutory backing.
Benchmark: Express or Implied Congressional Authorization
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Audit Synthesis
This order operates in close harmony with statutory authority and standard Article II supervisory execution.
Weighted composite: Art. I (25%), Art. II (25%), Federalism (15%), Due Process (15%), Youngstown (20%).
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How to read these dimensions: Executive power expands whenever an administration acts without explicit statutory authorization from Congress (Article I), touches upon police powers historically reserved to the states (Tenth Amendment), or limits private rights and property without judicial process. A low friction score indicates strict concordance with enacted law; a high friction score highlights orders testing the limits of presidential discretion.
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7759 (Dec. 1, 1937), https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7759-revoking-executive-orders-nos-7024-b-and-7129.
