Executive Order 8271 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 8271—Amendment of Section 6 of Executive Order No. 8251 of September 12, 1939, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Entrance of Foreign and Domestic Aircraft Into the Canal Zone, and Navigation Therein
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1939-10-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Section 6 of Executive Order No. 8251 of September 12, 1939, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Entrance of Foreign and Domestic Aircraft Into the Canal Zone, and Navigation Therein." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
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
▪By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 14 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, as amended by the act of July 9, 1937, 50 Stat.
▪8251 of September 12, 1939, prescribing regulations governing the entrance of foreign and domestic aircraft into the Canal Zone, and navigation therein, be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "Sec.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
158
880 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8271, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Oct 16, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8271-amendment-section-6-executive-order-no-8251-september-12-1939.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 14 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, as amended by the act of July 9, 1937, 50 Stat. 486 (U.S.C., title 48, sec. 1314a), it is hereby ordered that section 6 of Executive Order No. 8251 of September 12, 1939, prescribing regulations governing the entrance of foreign and domestic aircraft into the Canal Zone, and navigation therein, be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "Sec. 6. Waiver of application of certain sections of order . The Secretary of State or the Civil Aeronautics Authority, so far as either has jurisdiction with respect to particular classes of flights under this order, and with the agreement of the Secretary of War, may waive the application of all or any part of the provisions of sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 of this order." FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, October 16, 1939.
