Executive Order 8026 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8026—Postponement of Effective Date of Certain Provisions of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933

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Friday, December 23, 1938

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1 min read (142 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1938-12-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Postponement of Effective Date of Certain Provisions of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933." 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

▪ 6166 of June 10, 1933, as amended, be further delayed beyond the effective date of that order: Now, Therefore , pursuant to the provisions of section 22 of the said order, I hereby order that the transfers, consolidations, and eliminations contemplated by section 4 of Executive Order No.

▪ 6166 of June 10, 1933, as amended, together with the operation of all other provisions of Executive Order No.

▪ 6166 of June 10, 1933, as amended, so far as they relate to the said section 4, be further delayed until June 30, 1939, with respect to the function of disbursement now exercised by United States Marshals under the Department of Justice.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

142

860 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8026, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 23, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8026-postponement-effective-date-certain-provisions-executive-order-no.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas it appears that the interests of economy require that certain transfers, consolidations, and eliminations provided for under section 4 of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933, as amended, be further delayed beyond the effective date of that order: Now, Therefore , pursuant to the provisions of section 22 of the said order, I hereby order that the transfers, consolidations, and eliminations contemplated by section 4 of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933, as amended, together with the operation of all other provisions of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933, as amended, so far as they relate to the said section 4, be further delayed until June 30, 1939, with respect to the function of disbursement now exercised by United States Marshals under the Department of Justice. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, December 23, 1938.