Calif. Professor Fired for Rejecting Loyalty Oath

Calif. Professor Fired for Rejecting Loyalty Oath

California still requires public employees to swear a patriotic oath that hasn't been updated since the 1950s. The pledge was designed to keep Communist influence out of government jobs. Now it's blocking decidedly innocuous job candidates, like Quakers and pacifists, from employment.

NPR Programs: Morning Edition 5/28/08 8:41 AM