Word: draft
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Debate on the Draft...
...Uncle Sam Wants Who?" [April 2]: the Declaration of Independence states that an inalienable right is that of the "pursuit of happiness." There are many of us who do not consider being forced to kill others pursuing happiness. The draft is inherently immoral, and any attempts to reinstate it should be resisted...
Viet Nam fragmented America into constituencies that even now identify themselves according to their war grievances. The veteran vs. draft resister issue can still stir anger. William Keegan, now 29, a steel-foundry worker in Churchill, Pa., served for a year in Viet Nam as a medic after being drafted. He says bitterly: "The real heroes seem to be the guys who ran away to Canada to dodge the draft. Where will the country be if we ever face a crisis again? We'll have a heck of a time getting people to fight, and other countries know this...
...approved draft of the manifesto proposes a cut in income tax but a new "wealth tax" on the affluent, increased spending on health and social services, a proportional reduction in defense outlays, and an end to the power of the House of Lords, which is overwhelmingly Tory, to delay legislation...
Some assembly members also hope the poll will have impact beyond Harvard; they want federal legislators to take notice of strong student sentiment against the draft...