Talk:Loyalty oath

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This article needed some organizational work, which I've just done, but it still needs considerable amplification and expansion. There are other periods in American history, for example, when loyalty oaths were an issue. And, presumably, this is an issue of concern in other countries, too.

The last paragraph about the rumor is unclear. Did the Bush loyalty oath exist or not? If it did, the paragraph should be removed.

Yeah, I think it did exist [1]; I don't know if it's really a "loyalty oath" under the Truman def though, and I don't know if it really belongs. Keeping it in for now, I guess. If you search for the terms bush loyalty oath rally on Google, you get some old news reports as well. -- Jjjsixsix (t)/(c) @ 04:01, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
I removed it. The only sources on that were leftist websites such as Slate. If CBS, ABC, CNN, et al, know of it, they would have jumped all over it. 69.58.248.102 09:59, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
The "Mainstream Press" as we tend to call it generally ignored it just as they ignored (or gave low-key reporting) of several curiosities of the Bush Administration activities. Frankly, I'm not surprised by the lack of sources. Sweetfreek 04:21, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Supreme Court rulings on loyalty oaths

The U.S Supreme Court has both upheld the use of loyalty oaths and overturned lower court decisions upholding loyalty oaths.

The above sentance in the article is vague and seems contradictory. It should be fleshed out so as to better explain when it ruled in favor of loyalty oaths and when it has not. Also, it should explain the current stance of the court as to when such oaths are acceptable and when their not. --Cab88 10:32, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

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