Potter Stewart,
Connell v. Higginbotham — Concurrence
“ If, on the other hand, the clause does no more than test whether the first clause of the oath can be taken 'without mental reservation or purpose of evasion,' I think it is constitutionally valid. Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, Inc. v. Wadmond, 401 U.S. 154, 163-164, 91 S.Ct. 720, 727, 27 L.Ed.2d 749. The Florida courts should, therefore, be given an opportunity to construe the clause before the federal courts pass on its constitutionality. ”
