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Resolution Endorsed
A resolution endorsed by Council states
"The draft constitutes a deprivation of civil
liberties and cannot be justified in a free
society."
The resolution further states, "In opposing
the Draft, the Student Council is not
necessarily opposing volunteer service to one's
country; however, Council strongly opposes the
present system of forced conscription. The
draft system is not in keeping with American
ideals of freedom and liberty and therefore
should be abolished.
Amen Kahwajy, Student Council Draft
Repeal Activities Coordinator and member of
the Charlottesville Draft Resistance, stated that
Draft Repeal action will include urging faculty
and students to write their congressmen.
A table will be manned daily from 11 to 2
on the second floor of Newcomb Hall where
students may sign a petition endorsing
anti-draft legislation. Students may also obtain
form letters protesting the draft which may be
sent to their individual congressmen.
Other Council activities will include the
publication of Draft Repeal information,
coordination of efforts of any organization
opposing the draft with a student ad hoc
committee for Draft Repeal. Council will also
organize an anti-draft lobbying effort for
interested students during Spring Break.
Volunteers interested in working for draft
repeal legislation should attend an
organizational meeting Monday at 8 p.m. in
Student Council offices.
Mr. Mannix states Monday night that the
Board of Directors of the American Civil
Liberties Union had endorsed the Resolution
No. 20 and had allocated an undisclosed
amount of money to aid support of anti-draft
legislation.
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