The Radicals Degree, a joint proclamation (not a law) from the
ministers of each state and the Chancellor (Willy Brandt at the
time) states:
"The Chancellor and governmental heads of the states have
released a set of principles concerning the membership of civil
servants in extremist organizations.
According to federal and state laws for civil servants (Beamte)
and the corresponding stipulations valid for State employees and
workers for the State, civil servants are obliged to profess
their loyalty to the free democratic basic order according to the
Constitution and to engage themselves for its preservation.
Endeavours in opposition to the Constitution represent a
violation of this obligation. The membership of civil servants in
parties or organizations which oppose the constitutional order --
as well as the other demands of such parties and organizations --
will lead as a rule to a conflict of loyalties. Should this lead
to a violation of the obligations, the employer must decide in
each individual case which measures are to be taken.
Appointment to the public service takes for granted that the
applicant guarantees that he will actively defend the
Constitution at all times. A reasonable doubt of this, as a rule,
justifies a rejection."
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