Thread: Loyalty Oath
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Old 05-04-2008, 05:56 PM   #4
SteveDallas
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Originally Posted by Brianna View Post
Berkeley?


*faints*
Yeah, Berkeley... just think how many English professors they have there..............

I would probably hold my nose and sign it... it's a stupid requirement for a teaching job. It would be interesting to see it litigated. Support? Defend? True Faith? Allegiance? These are all horribly vague concepts. Does voting for any constitutional amendment imply a lack of support for the current Constitution? What if a student states that the consumption of alcohol is detrimental to society as a whole, and that prohibition should never have been repealed? What if a student questions the wisdom of the direct election of US Senators? What form should the teacher's defense of the Constitution take?

EDIT: OH SHIT!!! This requirement is in the CA constitution, and I just dissed it!! I suppose I'll be hunted down next time I set foot in CA.
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