Those who signed the Declaration (a group led by Senators Margaret Chase Smith and Joseph McCarthy) were aware of their violation of law; it was publicly stated that the signing or distribution of the Declaration of Conscience "might be construed as a violation of the Universal Military Training and Service Act" (Dellinger et al, 841). ...

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