Executive Order 9510 Constitutional Friction / Overreach (-0.19)

Executive Order 9510—Transfer of Certain Personnel from the Coast and Geodetic Survey to the War Department

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Monday, January 8, 1945

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1 min read (210 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 1945-01-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transfer of Certain Personnel from the Coast and Geodetic Survey to the War Department." 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

▪ The following-named commissioned officers are hereby transferred from the Coast and Geodetic Survey to the service and jurisdiction of the War Department: Lieutenant Commander Edward B.

▪ The above-namned officers shall be returned to the Coast and Geodetic Survey when the present national emergency ceases to exist.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

210

1,279 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

-0.19

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9510, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 8, 1945). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9510-transfer-certain-personnel-from-the-coast-and-geodetic-survey-the-war.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 16 of the act of May 22, 1917, 40 Stat. 87 (U.S.C , title 33, sec. 855), and as President of the United States, and in view of the existing national emergency, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. The following-named commissioned officers are hereby transferred from the Coast and Geodetic Survey to the service and jurisdiction of the War Department: Lieutenant Commander Edward B. Brown, Jr. Lieutenant Commander Max G. Ricketts Lieutenant Commander Kennath S. Ulm Lieutenant Marvin T. Paulson Licutenant Harold J. Seaborg Lieutenant V. Ralph Sobieralski Lieutenant Raymond H. Tryon, Jr. Lieutenant (j.g.) Eugene L. Maxwell 2. The above-naned officers shall, while under the jurisdiction of the War Department, serve under their commissions in the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and while so serving shall constitute a part of the active military forces of the United States and shall be under direct orders of the War Department and subject to the laws, regulations, and orders for the government of the Army so far as they may be applicable. 3. The above-namned officers shall be returned to the Coast and Geodetic Survey when the present national emergency ceases to exist. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 8, 1945.