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SACRAMENTO - The California Senate Thursday passed legislation that would delete membership in the Communist Party as a reason for firing a public employee, a Cold War-era prohibition intended to root out communists.
Democratic Sen. Alan Lowenthal, of Long Beach, called communism a "failed system," and said his bill - Senate Bill 1322 - was intended to protect "the constitutional freedoms that we have fought so valiantly for," including freedom of political affiliation.See the full content of this document
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Senate Oks Bill On Communism
California is the only state that allows public employees to be dismissed for membership in a political party.
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