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

Presidential hopefuls vying for a spot on Illinois’ March 19 primary ballot had to submit their nominating petitions to the State Board of Elections on Thursday or Friday. The loyalty pledge is not required but is a long-standing tradition that candidates undertake as part of that paperwork.

  • Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    long standing tradition

    We’ve been holding our government together with the duct tape of “tradition” for too goddamn long and now it’s starting to peel off.