Wednesday, June 7, 2006

Postscript to "Insanity is..."

As a postscript to yesterday's blog, I want to encourage you to do something. I want to ask you to inform every young man you know under the age of 18 that when they register for the draft they can register as "conscientious objector," which means that if they are drafted, they cannot be sent into combat. They can still be drafted but if they declare that their conscience does not allow them to kill they must be assigned a duty away from battle lines. But they must do this when they register. Conscientious objector status cannot be added or changed later. Tell your brothers, your sons, your cousins and your friends. Perhaps if enough young men do this then the next time they hold a war, no one will show up.

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