Many young people who were drafted did not want to go to Vietnam because they did not support the war. To show their resentment, they burned the draft cards. This was quickly outlawed and punishment for doing so resulted in going to Vietnam anyway or being arrested.
Radical protestors during the Vietnam era often burned their draft cards. American involvement in Vietnam began in 1955, and the war ended in 1975 during the presidency of Gerald Ford.
By taking part in demonstration. They burnt their draft cards as part of a demonstration.
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The military draft. The military draft. And of course, the military draft. If people are NOT involved...they simply do not care. When they received that draft notice in the US Mail...they very suddenly cared!
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Go to Canada or Mexico, or burn draft cards.
Radical protestors during the Vietnam era often burned their draft cards. American involvement in Vietnam began in 1955, and the war ended in 1975 during the presidency of Gerald Ford.
They burned their draft cards.
Baby boomers protested the draft during the Vietnam War through large-scale demonstrations, such as the "Stop the Draft Week" protests in 1967. They also utilized civil disobedience, burning draft cards and organizing draft resistance movements. The movement gained momentum with events like the Kent State shootings in 1970.
Qualify the question a bit and I will be happy to answer. Do you mean why is it illegal to burn a draft card or why is it (or is it) socially unacceptable/morally wrong to burn a draft card? The fact is that you can burn a draft card but it is illegal. For a legal discussion see US v. O'Brien. I think there is a good wiki entry on it.
violated a law that the protesters considered to be unjust. The U.S. government issued draft cards and the destruction of them was illegal, therefore the burning of the cards would have constituted an act of civil disobedience by people who perceived the mandatory draft laws and Vietnam War as unjust. This is the correct answer I saw it on a practice OGT and I had an answer key to use.
It's not bad for many people; and it is bad for many people. For the bad feeling people, most are simply scared of the military. Like anxiety...they can't help it. So when a draft comes, they panic; injure themselves, make themselves sick, just to fail the medical exams (and become disqualified). Or failing that, they flee for Canada...or they protest and burn their draft cards, or... MILITARY DRAFTS ARE BAD PPL.GOD DOESNT LIKE THEM AND NEITHER DOES JESUS .MILITARY DRAFTS ARE FOREVER EVIL
By taking part in demonstration. They burnt their draft cards as part of a demonstration.
A burn card is a card that is put away without showing its value to anyone, as in the start of a shoe. A burn card is also a card that is not in play after it has been exposed out of turn. Basically burn cards are cards that are not used in play.
A U.S. Draft Card.
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