My oldest brother was approaching draft age as the Vietnam war was winding down, but my Dad, a hard core Nixon Republican, was adamant that none of us would be drafted for this war. In anticipation of the approaching draft he was making arrangements to transfer to a division of GM that was based in Canada. His stated rationale was that if we were in Canada then he would refuse to allow us to register and we could stay there as conscientious objectors.
My sister took off with a draft dodger hippie guy in the early 70s who went to the area around Revelstoke, BC (Selkirk Mountains) and lived in a commune. I went through the area back in the 90s and many of the people that bailed due to the war are still there. It's a weird place, like going back in time. Beautiful country, though. Dan On Apr 27, 2013, at 8:50 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: > When I was of draft age, I registered for Selective Service, but with the > intent to refuse if they followed the example set in Korea and Vietnam of > drafting with no declaration of war. I would have just told the draft board > to give me a call when/if Congress ever declared war, as I felt that > conscription was entirely unjustified outside of war. > > I've changed my mind since then. I now feel that conscription is slavery of > the worst kind, and the 13th Amendment outlaws human slavery. > > If the country isn't facing a genuine threat to its survival, it's got no > business sending citizens to their deaths against their will. > If the country is facing a genuine threat to its survival, it doesn't need > conscription, it can fight the attackers with volunteers. > If the country is facing a genuine threat to its survival and its citizens > don't want to fight to defend it, then that country's culture is so sick that > it doesn't deserve to survive. > > Mitch. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
