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A loyalty oath is an oath of loyalty to an organization, institution, or state of which an individual is a member. In this context, a loyalty oath is not a pledge or oath of allegiance. It is an aff...
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PRESCRIBING PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF AN EMPLOYEES LOYALTY PROGRAM; IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT ... Whereas, although the loyalty of by far the overwhelming majority of all Government employees is beyond question, the presence within the Government service of any disloyal or subversive...
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ATTESTATION OF LOYALTY OATH: The Loyalty Oath must be signed and dated by a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths or affirmations (indicate title and rank, if other than a notary public) and include the identification of the jurisdiction in which the act is performed.
www.sos.state.ok.us/forms/LoyaltyOath.pdf www.sos.state.ok.us/forms/LoyaltyOath.pdf
While many people assume loyalty oaths died out with the McCarthy era, they remain on the books in some states -- and after refusal to sign an oath cost two California State University instructors their jobs, civil liberties and faculty groups started to focus more on the issue.
www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/06/03/oaths www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/06/03/oaths
DNC loyalty oaths? Bad. ... But loyalty oaths? Seriously? ... If this were limited to Virginia, it would merely be disappointing. Alas, these Republican loyalty oaths seem to be catching on elsewhere.
crooksandliars.com/2007/11/29/again-with-gop-loyalty-oa... crooksandliars.com/2007/11/29/again-with-gop-loyalty-oaths/
In the early 1950s, in the wake of the McCarthy era, state legislatures including Virginia's were pressing oaths of loyalty to the United States on state employees all across America.
spectator.org/archives/2007/02/02/loyalty-oaths-are-bac... spectator.org/archives/2007/02/02/loyalty-oaths-are-back-at-will
In the wake of two incidents in which contingent faculty members lost their positions, the AAUP affirms that refusal to sign loyalty oaths should not be a justifiable reason for not appointing a faculty member or terminating an appointment. ... Affirmative oaths are not without their problems, however, as two adjunct...
www.aaup.org/AAUP/issues/AF/oaths.htm www.aaup.org/AAUP/issues/AF/oaths.htm
The Chronicle of Higher Education has an article reporting how the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) recently passed a resolution that "called on universities not to automatically terminate or refuse to appoint professors who refuse to sign a 'loyalty oath.'" That sounds reasonable.
www.evolutionnews.org/2008/06/aaup_no_faculty_loyalty_o... www.evolutionnews.org/2008/06/aaup_no_faculty_loyalty_oaths.html
Loyalty oaths are a Cold War relic that serve no useful purpose. They should be dropped. ... When I contacted the state Dept of Ed Legal Office before, I was told to check with my union about the legality of loyalty oaths! One thing I *do* accept, though: no government agency should be compelled to hire or retain any...
joannejacobs.com/2008/03/03/time-to-end-loyalty-oaths/ joannejacobs.com/2008/03/03/time-to-end-loyalty-oaths/
Many people think of loyalty oaths as relics of the McCarthy era, long ago outlawed or abandoned. In fact, the U.S. Supreme Court has banned only certain kinds of loyalty oaths, permitting others. Last week, a mathematics instructor at California State University East Bay lost her job for refusing to sign one.
www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/03/03/loyalty www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/03/03/loyalty