The California Senate passed a new bill yesterday, legalizing membership in the Communist Party for California state employees. Now the California Assembly has to agree. Next up: legalizing the practice of lady teachers wearing dresses that expose their ankles.
California is the only state that allows public employees to be dismissed for membership in a political party.
In addition, current law requires that any organisation that applies to use a public school facility can be asked to sign a statement that "the applicant is not a communist action organisation or a communist front".
"SB 1322 seeks to protect the rights of free speech and political affiliation by repealing the no-longer necessary statute from the books," Lowenthal said.
