Executive Order 9437 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 9437—Revocation of Executive Order No. 9165, Providing for the Protection of Essential Facilities from Sabotage and Other Destructive Acts
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1944-04-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revocation of Executive Order No. 9165, Providing for the Protection of Essential Facilities from Sabotage and Other Destructive Acts." 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
▪9165 of May 19, 1942, providing for the protection of essential facilities from sabotage and other destructive acts, is hereby revoked.
▪This order shall not be deemed to terminate any facility security functions of the War Department nor to preclude any necessary cooperative arrangement with respect to facility security between the War Department and any agency named in paragraph 3 of the said Executive Order No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
115
688 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
16.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9437, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 18, 1944). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9437-revocation-executive-order-no-9165-providing-for-the-protection.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States as President and as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, it is hereby ordered as follows: Executive Order No. 9165 of May 19, 1942, providing for the protection of essential facilities from sabotage and other destructive acts, is hereby revoked. This order shall not be deemed to terminate any facility security functions of the War Department nor to preclude any necessary cooperative arrangement with respect to facility security between the War Department and any agency named in paragraph 3 of the said Executive Order No. 9165. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, April 18, 1944.
