ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY 1776 COMMISSION
EXECUTIVE ORDER - - - - - - - ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY 1776 COMMISSION By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to better enable a rising generation to understand the history and principles of the founding of the United States in 1776, and, through this, form a more perfect Union, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1 . Purpose . The American founding envisioned a political order in harmony with the design of "the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God," seeing the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as embodied in and sanctioned by natural law and its traditions. The formation of a republic around these principles marked a clear departure from previous forms of government, securing rights through a form of government that derives its legitim...