Executive Order 8759 Constitutional Friction / Overreach (-0.19)
Executive Order 8759—Amendment of Executive Order No. 8704 of March 4, 1941, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Granting of Allowances For Quarters and Subsistence to Enlisted Men
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1941-05-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 8704 of March 4, 1941, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Granting of Allowances For Quarters and Subsistence to Enlisted Men." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Amendment of Executive Order No. 8704 of March 4, 1941, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Granting of Allowances For Quarters and Subsistence to Enlisted Men.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions
Total Words
145
925 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
-0.19
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8759, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 24, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8759-amendment-executive-order-no-8704-march-4-1941-prescribing.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 11 of the act of June 10, 1922, c. 212, 42 Stat. 625, 630, Executive Order No. 8704 of March 4, 1941, prescribing regulations governing the granting of allowances for quarters and subsistence to enlisted men of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Service who are not furnished quarters or rations in kind, is hereby amended by adding the following exception to the exceptions listed in subdivision B of Table I of the order: "Exception No. 5--Enlisted men assigned to duty in countries wherein emergency conditions justify such allowances during the present national emergency, payable at the discretion and upon the determination of the head of the department concerned: (a) Subsistence-------------$2.50 $2.50 (b) Quarters--------------------1.50 1.50" FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, May 24, 1941.
