Executive Order 9048 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9048—Suspending the Limitations Upon Punishments for Violations of Articles of War 58, 59 and 86

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Tuesday, February 3, 1942

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1 min read (98 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 1942-02-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Suspending the Limitations Upon Punishments for Violations of Articles of War 58, 59 and 86." 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 Suspending the Limitations Upon Punishments for Violations of Articles of War 58, 59 and 86.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

597 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

17.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9048, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 3, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9048-suspending-the-limitations-upon-punishments-for-violations-articles.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested m me by Article of War 45, Chapter II, act of June 4, 1920, 41 Stat. 759, 796, and as President of the United States, I hereby suspend until further order, as to offenses hereafter committed, the limitations prescribed by the Table of Maximum Punishments, paragraph 10e (e) of the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States Army (1928), upon punishments for violations of Articles of War 58, 59, and 86, relating, respectively, to desertion, aiding or advising another to desert, and misbehavior of sentinels. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, February 3, 1942.