California may end ban on communists in government jobs that has been on the books since the Red Scare of the 1940s and ’50s
There’s currently a law on the books in California that allows public employees to be fired for being a member of the Communist Party
It was enacted during the Red Scare of the 1940s and ’50s
The Assembly passed a bill Monday that would eliminate that part of the law
Employees could still be fired for being members of organizations they know advocate for overthrowing the government by force or violence
The bill must also be passed by the Senate before it can be signed into law
By STEPHANIE HANEY
DAILYMAIL.COM
9 May 2017
Being a communist would no longer be a fireable offense for California government employees under a bill passed Monday by the state Assembly.
Lawmakers narrowly approved the bill to repeal part of a law enacted during the Red Scare of the 1940s and ’50s when fear that communists were trying to infiltrate and overthrow the US government was rampant.
The bill, which was authored by Democratic Assemblyman Rob Bonta, now goes to the Senate.
If passed there, it would eliminate part of the law that allows public employees to be fired for being a member of the Communist Party.
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