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PROGRESSIVE REFERENCE CONSERVATIVE
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  • Wikipedia, nonviolence Nonviolence (or non-violence), whether held as a moral philosophy or only employed as an action strategy, rejects the use of physical violence in efforts to attain social, economic or political change. As an alternative to both passive acceptance of oppression and armed struggle against it, nonviolence (also known as nonviolent resistance) offers a number of tactics for popular struggle ranging from education, to persuasion, to civil disobedience, to nonviolent direct action, to non-cooperation with political, economic or social authorities. While frequently used as a synonym for pacifism, since the mid 20th century the terms nonviolence or nonviolent resistance have been adopted by many movements for social change which do not focus on opposition to war.
  • Wikipedia Conscietious Objector ... A conscientious objector (CO) is an individual following the religious, moral or ethical dictates of his or her conscience that are incompatible with being a combatant in military service, or being part of the armed forces as a combatant organization. In the first case, conscientious objectors may be willing to accept non-combatant roles during conscription or military service. In the second case, the objection is to any role within armed forces and results in complete rejection of conscription or military service and, in some countries, assignment to an alternative civilian service as a substitute for conscription or military service. Some conscientious objectors may consider themselves either pacifist or antimilitarist. This is not to be confused with 'Persistent Objectors', which are nations whose persistent stance against a particular rule exempts them from that rule under customary international law.
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  • ConservativeDVD Since 9/11, numerous Western leaders have insisted that Islam is a peaceful religion, and that violence committed in its name contradicts the teachings of the Koran and the example of the prophet Muhammad. But is this true? Now, Islam: What the West Needs to Know, takes an unblinking look at the so-called "religion of peace" - and demonstrates that Islam is, in fact, a violent and expansionist religion that seeks the destruction or subjugation of other faiths, cultures, and systems of government. Featuring interviews with noted Islam experts Robert Spencer, Serge Trifkovic, Bat Ye'or, Abdullah Al-Araby, and former terrorist Walid Shoebat, Islam: What the West Needs to Know examines the Koran, other Islamic texts, and the example of the prophet Muhammad to reveal that violence against non-Muslims is and has always been an integral aspect of Islam.  
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  • Imperial War Museum
  • Whitehouse    Bush, Cheney, Rove, Card, Rice, Powell, Feith....neo Conservatives. 
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Selective Service Registration Refusal    top
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    • Summary: Massive refusal to register for Selective Service
    • Not reported on by mainstream press.
    • Only 20 of 100's of thousands prosecuted.
  • About,  the Draft  and About USGovInfo, draft
  • Essortment The ins and outs of selective services draft registration -the significance of draft registration, the penalties for not registering, and the operation of a draft if the draft were to be reinstituted
  • Hasbrouck What's worst about the continued existence of draft registration is that it fosters the illusions of those who believe that a draft is possible. And what's worst about a draft is that it fosters the illusions of those who believe that making war without the consent of the people is not merely possible but the American way.
  • Mennonite Church, Peace Conscientious Objector adive article
  • NYYM Conscientious Objectors and the Selective Service Act
  • Wikipedia Conscietious Objector ... more  
  • Seattle Community Network CO page file text
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  • Consulate General of the U. S. Young men convicted of failure to register may be fined up to $250,000, imprisoned for up to five years, or both ...
  • Military.com SSS
  • SSS Selective Service System  National Archives and Records Administration has sole responsibility of ownership, storage, and retrieval of Selective Service records for men born before 1960. Consequently, Selective Service can no longer access any of these records. All requests should be mailed directly to: National Archives & Records Administration ATTN: Archival Programs P.O. Box 28989 St. Louis, MO  63132-0989  and FAQ
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  • NYYM  The requirements of the Selective Service Act are not complicated, but they are not obvious either. There is no provision for conscientious objection to military service. Young men turning 18 should know what to expect. The Act calls for all male residents of the United States to register for possible conscription, or draft, into military service, This can be done at any post office from one month before to one month after their 18th birthdays. The names of those who sign up go into a pool of potential draftees until the age of 26. If there is a draft, those men would be called into the armed service. The penalties for non-registrants are imprisonment and fine, but the Selective Service System has not prosecuted anyone since 1986 and fines have never been imposed. Enforcement comes with the power of Congress to deny federal student loans and federal employment to nonregistrants. The penalties are known as the Solomon Laws, after Rep. Gerald Solomon (R.- N.Y.), who introduced them. Since then, some states have passed their own little Solomon Laws denying a variety of benefits to nonregistrants, including enrollment in some state colleges. Nonregistrants have to search for alternate funds for their education and narrow their choices for schools and employment Since there has been no draft since 1975 and another draft is unlikely, some feel easy to register, especially if they cannot go to college without federal student loans. The Selective Service System will not recognize registration as a conscientious objector  more
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