Show Strange Reasoning Many people in r recent yearn year have luwe been of the tho that the tho US Supreme Court hus hai ventured too far into the tho realm of feelings emotion emotions and per per- preferences in establishing the tho basis for its rulings in in cases to do with civil liberties Ma Ma- Majority as well an minority groups have some rights that should be respected It would seem that the tho peo peo- plo of a state should havo the tho right to expect that tax supported state employees not bo be members of the tho communist party or other organizations prepared to use violence to overthrow constitutional government But in ina a recent 5 to to 4 decision the Court has ruled that Arizona may not require employees to take tuko a loyalty oath The majority view held that this was wasa a threat to cc the the cherished freedom of n association protected by the tho First Amendment One wonders why similar concern for freedom of association might not be applied with far more more logic to judging the constitutionality of forcing a person to join n a union cation in order to get or hold a job jobin jobin in states that dont don't have work right laws on the books books |