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'  #0XX0#0_X0X Z  K  <  -            #0XX0_J#0X0X Z Ihadfailedtoacknowledgethatmy  claimasaCOwasonlybegrudgingly  giventomebecausemy"credentials"were  good,becauseIwasarticulate,becausemy  educationhadmadeiteasyformeto  produceaconvincingdefenseofmydesire  tolivepeaceablyandlovingly:inshort,  becauseIfellwithinacertainsmall,  carefullydefinedgrouptowhomthe  governmentfeltitwasbothwiseandsafe  togivedeferments:wise,because  otherwisethisgroupmightraisesome  embarrassingquestionsaboutthe  legitimacyofconscriptionandmilitarism,  andsafebecausethegroupissmallenough  soastohavelittleinfluenceonthe  populaceatlarge.   ,h  Richard_Boardman_, " ! froma1967lettertohisdraftboard $!" renouncinghisCOdeferment#0XX0#0X0X %"# ~ < Q<   #0XX0 #% 0 M X0X    @  @  @  @  @  @ ButWhatIfIAlready   Registered?#0XX 0 M #0 M X0X I<  #0XX 0 M # 0IX0XIfyou'vealreadyregistered,youhavefewerchoices,but M@ youcanstillchoosetoresist.Ifyoudon'ttelltheSS  whereyoulive,orifyouignoreaninductionnotice,the  samelegalriskswetalkedaboutfor_nonregistrants_  wouldapply.Formoreonotheroptions,seeourleaflet, m` "WhatToDoIfYouDon'tWantToBeDrafted",onthe 5 ( Webat.     #0XX0I#0 M X0X  WhatDoYouBelieve? #0XX 0 Mj#0X0X   #0XX0#0IX0XDecidingwhethertoregisterortoresistisn'teasy.This   maybethemostdifficultandimportantdecisionyou   havefaced,andit'snotachoiceanybodyelsecanmake [N  foryou.Talktoadraftcounselor,yourfriendsand # family,andotherpeoplewhomyourespect.Getas  muchinformationasyoucanbeforeyoudecide.Don't  bepressuredintomakingahastydecision.Remember: {n youhaveuntilyouare26tomakeupyourmind C6 whethertoregister.   Whilethereisalwaysariskwhenyougoagainstthe  powerofthegovernment,sofarthegovernmenthasnot cV beenabletofollowthroughonitsthreatsagainst + _nonregistrants_.However,therisksofregisteringarenot  theoretical,butconcrete:registeringgivesthe  governmentonemoreweapontoforceyouintokilling v ordyinginawaryoudidn'tchoose.#0XX0I7#0X0X K>  #0XX0#0 M X0X  Whateveryoudo,  you'renotalone. QD  #0XX 0 MC#b   0EX0XA!),xdE,xA_Resisters.info_#0XX0E#0.X0X i \# #0XX0.#Thisleafletandmoreareat: " % http://www.resisters.info #!& UpdatedApril_2006._ @  $"'  L  X     ,,aa #`  a ]`5x55x[[[[5`  0{'X0X0~]'}'0{MakingaChoice: / Conscientious  Objection   or  t  Draft  Resistance#0{'}0~]'C# a  o  0'0{ Areyouthinkingaboutregistering    forthedraft?Doyouplantoseek 8  ConscientiousObjector(CO) P  statusifyougetdrafted?  h Thisleafletwaswrittenbypeople ; whocouldprobablyqualifyfor S COstatusifweregisteredand k therewasadraft.Wehaven't  registered,andthisleafletexplains  whywehopeyouwon'tregister   either,orwillrefusetoreportor !( tobeinductedifyoualready "@  registeredandyouaredrafted. #X! -M -5w[[[[5wXw -  #0{'0g#0&"%'0{Mostpeoplewhoqualifyas_COs_Ԁopposewar w andwanttopreventthedraft.Butifyou S register,peopleinthegovernmentwill / interpretyourregistrationasasignthatyou   acknowledgetheir"right"todraftyou,and p thatyou'llcooperateifthedraftreturns.   L       RegisteringandseekingCOstatusmight { seemlikethebestwaytogo,butitisnotthe W onlyway.Ifyouwanttostayoutofthe 3   armedforcesandhelpthemoutofwars,    refusingtoregisterorrefusingtobedrafted  t  mightbeabetterwaytoputyourbeliefs  P  intoaction#0{'"%0&#0I'0{   ,   $ot|}~(y3C  #0{'0Iv"#0 M '0{ThenandNow#0{' 0 Ma##0I'0{  G  /#DuringtheVietnamWar,atleast250,000men K refusedtoregister.Only250ofthemwereever  convictedincourt.That'sonlyoneoutof1,000,and d backthenitwaseasiertocatchnonregistrants , becausemenhadtocarrydraftcardsatalltimes. k It'sprettyhardtogetintroublethesedaysfor  refusingtoregister.Lotsofpeoplegetformletters L fromSelectiveService,butifyouignorethemthey  almostalwaysignoreyou!Only20outofmillions S of_nonregistrants_Ԁ(andmillionsmorewhohave  violatedtheregistrationlawinotherways)have l beenprosecutedsince1980,andnoonehasbeen 4 indictedfor_nonregistration_Ԁinmorethan20years. s Ontheotherhand,halfofallmenwhoappliedfor   COstatusduringtheVietnamWarwereturned T! down.Thosemenwereinatoughspot:theyhad " alreadyregistered,sothegovernmentknewwhere [# tofindthemiftheydidn'tshowupforinduction.If #$ thedraftcomesback,thousandsoflegitimateCOs t% won'tgetCOstatus.Thesafestwaytoavoid  <& participatinginwaristorefusetoregister. {! ' #0{'0I##0 M '0{   TryingforCOstatusis #") notaneasywayout!#0{' 0 M*#0I'0{Ԁ  $D#* 2G 2wwww 2  6*  #0{'0I*#0 M '0{What'sWrongWith w "ConscientiousObjection"?  < #0{' 0 Mr+#0I'0{@+Therearemanyreasonswhysomepeoplewon't @ seek"ConscientiousObjector"(CO)status:  "3"  3,23  0    AcceptingCOstatusmakesyoupartofthe  militarysystem.ThemilitarygivesCOsspecial ` statusinsidethemilitarytokeepthemaway ( fromwaysofresistingthatcouldactuallystop g   thedraft.3,,݌/  nn Ќ  "3"  3.23  0    ByacceptingCOstatusyouacknowledgethe   government'srighttodraftyouandjudgeyour  H  conscience.3..݌  nn Ќ  "3"  3/23  0    COstatusisn'tavailableequallytoallofus. O  Poorpeople,blacks,Hispanics,andanyonewho   doesn'tbelongtoaChristianpeacechurchhasa h  muchhardertimegettingCOstatusthan 0 educated,wealthy,whiteChristianpacifists.3//݌onn Ќ  "3"  3123  0    EverytimesomeoneisdeferredasaCO, 7 someoneelseisdraftedtofightinhisplace.  (TheSelectiveServiceplanstosendout10 P inductionnoticesforeverysoldiertheywant.)311݌nn Ќ  "3"  3W323  0    PreparingyourCOclaimdoesn'thelpprevent W war.Refusingtoregisterdoes.Protestingthe  draftwhilecooperatingwithitdoesn't p accomplishmuch.Wewanttopreventthedraft, 8 notjustcomplainaboutit.3W33݌wnn Ќ    #0{'0I ,#0 M '0{WhyRefusetoRegister?#0{' 0 M^5#0I'0{   ,5Thegovernmentstarteddraftregistrationin1980to   "testthewater"andseewhetheryoungpeople \  wouldcooperate.Welloveramillionofusdidn't: $! weresisted.Since1980,manytimesmoreofus c" haverefusedtoregisterthanduringtheentire +# VietnamWar.Unlessthevastmajorityofus |$ cooperatewiththeSelectiveServiceSystem,the D% draftwon'twork.Andthehighrateof  & nonregistrationhasthegovernmentworried.Draft K!' resistanceisalreadypreventingthedraft! " ( SomepeoplethinkthathugenumbersofCO #,"* applicationscouldclogupSelectiveServiceand k$"+ stopthedraft.ButthepeoplerunningSelective 3%#, .| .5w5 .  Servicearen'tfools.Theyknowtherewillbelotsof w applications,andthey'vealreadymadeplansand ? trainedvolunteerstohandlethem.Nomatterhow  manypeopleregisterandseekCOstatus,theycan X beprocessed,judged,andneutralizedbyabigfat   bureaucracy.Thecostofhandlingthe_COs_Ԁwillbe _ trivialcomparedtothecostoffightingthewars. ' We'renottryingtosaythataCOcan'tresistwar,or @ thatbecomingaCOiswrong.Manypeoplewho   registeredandplantoapplyforCOstatushave G   beenactiveintheResistancemovement,and_COs_    wereanessentialpartoftheResistanceduringthe  `  VietnamWar.(Manynowregrethavingregistered,  (  andfoundtheycouldn'tinconsciencedothe g  alternativeserviceworktheywereassignedas /  %  _COs_.)Buttheillegalresisters--deserters,AWOL's,   nonregistrants,andpeoplewhorefusedinduction-- H  broughtthedrafttoitsknees.Therewasatwo-year  backlogofdraftrelatedcourtcaseswhenthedraft O endedin1973,andresistancetodraftregistration  haspreventedadraftsince1980. h   #0{'0I5# 0 M '0{ButWhatIfI'mCaught?#0{' 0 M+@# 0I'0{ o ?Nobodyhasbeenindictedfornonregistrationsince s 1986. ; Evenwhenthegovernmentindictedatoken20 T _nonregistrants_Ԁintheearly1980s,theywerealways  givenanotherchancetoregisterbeforebeing [ prosecuted.Ifprosecutionsstartupagain,andyou # aresingledoutforprosecution,you'llgetavisit t  fromtheFBIoraletteryouhavetosignforfrom <! theJusticeDepartmentofferingyouthat"last {" chance".Ifyou'rewillingtoregisterthen,youcan, C# andyoucanstillapplyforCOstatusifyouget  $ calledforinduction. \% Youlosenothingbywaiting;thegovernmenthasn't c ' prosecutedanyoneforlateregistration. +!( However,ifyouregister,youhavetogamblethat "D!* yourCOclaimwillgetafairhearingandget # "+ approved.Ifyougambleandlose,you'llreallybe K$", caught#0{'0I@#0'0{!#0{'0lE#a