There was a huge outpouring of dissent against the war while there was a draft where anybody had to go who didn't have a deferment. (Think Dick Cheney). Then they changed the draft laws so that potential draftees got a "number." Those with high numbers lost interest in the anti-war movement when they felt safe from the draft.
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