Executive Order 8975 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8975—Authorizing the Attorney General To Make Appointments in the Alien Property Division Without Regard to the Requirements of the Civil Service Act and Rules

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Saturday, December 13, 1941

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1 min read (71 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 1941-12-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Attorney General To Make Appointments in the Alien Property Division Without Regard to the Requirements of the Civil Service Act and Rules." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 404), the Attorney General of the United States is hereby authorized to make appointments to positions in the Alien Property Division, Department of Justice, including the position of head of the Division, without regard to the requirements of the Civil Service Act and Rules.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

421 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8975, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 13, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8975-authorizing-the-attorney-general-make-appointments-the-alien-property.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 404), the Attorney General of the United States is hereby authorized to make appointments to positions in the Alien Property Division, Department of Justice, including the position of head of the Division, without regard to the requirements of the Civil Service Act and Rules. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, December 13, 1941.