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Originally Posted by Bellatrix  Yes, because the 'Nam war was a threat....amputees, blindness, unaccounted for deaths following the war, urological problems, heavy mental trauma. Sounds easy, if you type it fast, right?  We all know of the stories, but we're never going to get an exact figure.
Nonetheless, it is the same law for ALL citizens of the U.S. and has been for 40 years, and that was my point. |
But as I understand it he wasn't arguing that he was saving young men from death or damage - his argument seems to have been that the philosophy of conscientious objection is a valid one and he wanted to give the drafted young men of America a space in which they could practise that philosophy.
I do get that the law is universal - but draft dodgers, unless I am mistaken, do not face the death penalty so I don't really see the relevance of the point.