Trump reportedly submitted Election Paperwork in the State of Illinois this week, without signing the Customary “Loyalty Pledge,” Candidates vow Not to “advocate the overthrow of the government.”
Trump had signed the Pledge during both His 2016 and 2020 Campaigns.
Trump’s various efforts to Overturn the Results of the 2020 Presidential Election, currently threaten to send Him to Federal Prison, as he faces Multiple Special-Counsel-led Trials this year.
It has also led Voters in several States, including Illinois, to try to Prevent His name from being on Primary Ballots this year. So far Judges have rejected these, as Voters do not have Standing to bring this type of Case.
Illinois Lawmakers have attempted to Scrap the “loyalty pledge” entirely since its 1950s Inception, in the era Sen. Joe McCarthy led a heated Charge against supposedly Malicious communist Activity around the U.S. during the Cold War.
Other States implemented Loyalty Oaths, as well. But Federal Courts have largely Declared them Unconstitutional.
Since Illinois’ Oath is easy to Sign and Optional, it has simply become customary for Presidential hopefuls to sign.
Trump’s apparent Failure to Promise He won’t Overthrow the Government if He Wins a Second Term, by Not Signing the Oath, sets off Alarm Bells.
The full Text of Illinois’ Oath Affirms that the Candidate is Not a Communist or a Member of any Communist Groups, and that they “do not directly or indirectly teach or advocate the overthrow of the government of the United States or of this State or any unlawful change in the form of the governments thereof by force or any unlawful means.”
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