Editing McCarthyism (section)

=== Study and reactions to Constitutional implications ===
The political divisions McCarthyism created in the United States continue to make themselves manifest, and the politics and history of anti-communism in the United States are still contentious. Portions of the massive security apparatus established during the McCarthy era still exist. [[Loyalty oath]]s are still required by the [[California Constitution]] for all officials and employees of the [[government of California]] (which is highly problematic for [[Religious Society of Friends|Quakers]] and [[Jehovah's Witness]]es whose beliefs preclude them from pledging absolute loyalty to the state).<ref>Paddock, Richard C. (May 11, 2008), [https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Loyalty-oath-poses-ethical-dilemmas-3215393.php "Loyalty oath poses ethical dilemmas"], ''San Francisco Chronicle''</ref> At the federal level, a few portions of the [[McCarran Internal Security Act]] remain in effect. However, the act's detention provision was repealed in 1971.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Izumi|first=Masumi|date=May 2005|title=Prohibiting 'American Concentration Camps'|journal=Pacific Historical Review|volume= 74|issue=2|page=166|jstor=10.1525/phr.2005.74.2.165|doi=10.1525/phr.2005.74.2.165}}</ref> The McCarran Act's Communist registration requirement was declared unconstitutional in the 1965 Supreme Court ruling in ''[[Albertson v. Subversive Activities Control Board]]'' as well. The McCarran Act's [[Subversive Activities Control Board]], which enforced the law's investigation requirement for persons alleged to be involved in "subversive activities", was officially abolished through Congressional legislation in 1972 as well.<ref>{{Cite web|editor-last=Kesaris|editor-first=Paul L.|title=Records of the Subversive Activities Control Board|url=http://cisupa.proquest.com/ksc_assets/catalog/10837.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022713/http://cisupa.proquest.com/ksc_assets/catalog/10837.pdf|archive-date=2016-03-04|access-date=2022-02-04|publisher=[[University Publications of America]]}}</ref>