As a candidate, Carter himself had said he advocated "pardon" (a term he preferred to amnesty). He said, "I do advocate a pardon for draft evaders. ... Now is the time to heal our country after
the Vietnam war. ... I hope to bring about an end to the divisiveness that has occurred
in our country as a result of the Vietnam war."
On his second day in office, President Carter in fact did pardon draft dodgers. This applied only to civilians who evaded the draft. It did not apply to active duty military personnel who went absent without leave (AWOL) or deserted their units during the war.
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The Supreme Court ruled that he was not a U.S. citizen of the United States and therefore could not sue for his freedom in the U.S. court system. This was a famous case that failed to provide a legal route at the time for challenging slavery in the courts.
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In the 1970s, Thailand had a very low GDP Per Capita. In 1970, Thailand's GDP Per Capita was only 192 dollars. For comparison, the U.S. GDP Per Capita in the same year was 5.247 dollars.
Besides, in the 1970s, Thailand was a monarchy where the king at the time: king Bhumibol Adulyadej, had effective powers over the people. Not all monarchies are developing countries, but monarchies and dictatorships tend to be poorer because of the lack of independent judiciary and enforcement of property rights which disincentivizes investment and economic growth.
