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Trump skips Illinois loyalty oath promising not to overthrow government

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Trump skips Illinois loyalty oath promising not to overthrow government

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Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months ago

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The oath, dating to the communist scare of the 1950s, asks candidates to swear that they won’t support overthrowing the government.

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I’m conflicted cause this oath is a remnant of McCarthyism
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  I’m conflicted because trump is a remnant of the turd reich

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