Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1946-07-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Appointment of George E. Bigge to a Position as Member of Director of Federal-State Relations in the Federal Security Agency Without Regard to Civil Service Rules." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.
Exec. Order No. 9756, Harry S Truman (Jul 16, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9756-authorizing-the-appointment-george-e-bigge-position-member-director.
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)