Executive Order No. 9066

Executive Order No.9066

Analyzing a Written Argument

The general argument made by President Roosevelt in his work Executive Order No.9066 is that the Secretary of War and the U. S. armed forces were authorized to be able to declare areas of the U.S. as military areas. More specifically President Roosevelt suggests that certain groups or people may be excluded from this. He writes, “I hereby further authorize and direct the Secretary of War and the Military Commanders to take such other steps as he or the appropriate Military commander may deem advisable to enforce compliance with the restrictions applicable to each Military area.” Pg. 741. In this passage, President Roosevelt is suggesting that everyone is to follow the instruction of the military commanding officers without any repercussions. In conclusion, it is President Roosevelt’s belief that the military has every right to quarantine the Japanese Americans.

Planning Your Own Argument

In my view, President Roosevelt is right because he did this to protect the Japanese citizens. For example, if he had left the Japanese Americans then they would have been persecuted because of the happenings at Pearl Harbor. Although President Roosevelt might object that it wasn’t for their safety that it was for ours, I maintain that it was for our own safety. Therefore, I conclude that was beneficial to both the Japanese Americans and our own.