Sentence examples for abolish the draft from inspiring English sources

In 1968, Mark Hatfield, one of America's most prominent evangelical politicians, wanted to abolish the draft and clandestinely wore a Eugene McCarthy pin under his lapel.

The pro-business Free Democrats, the junior partner in Mrs. Merkel's center-right coalition, wanted to abolish the draft altogether as one of the conditions for joining her government last October.

In the third referendum on conscription in 25 years, Swiss voters defeated a pacifist group's proposal to abolish the draft with a resounding 73% no vote on Sunday.

Then Mrs Merkel abolished the draft, as the left wanted.

It led to the creation of an all-volunteer force, when the Nixon administration, in an attempt to reduce opposition to the war, abolished the draft in 1973.

Mr. Putin, like President Boris N. Yeltsin before him, has vowed to restructure the military, abolishing the draft and establishing a professional, all-volunteer force.

Spain began allowing immigrants into the army in 2002 because it could not recruit enough Spaniards to fill its ranks after abolishing the draft.

Among other things, his platform advocated immediate withdrawal from Vietnam, abolishing the draft and amnesty for draft dodgers.

In 1973, the federal government conceded the point and abolished the draft altogether.

The CDU does not question ubiquitous health care, public schools, or taxes, it has abolished the draft, and done away with nuclear power plants.

Others, particularly young people, say they are attracted to the opposition because of its announced plan to abolish the military draft.