Axe Begins to Fall on Army Officer Challenging Obama’s Eligibility to Serve as President

Bob McCarty Writes ^ | 4-13-10 | Bob McCarty

[BobMcCartyWrites]

The axe appears to be falling on an Army officer who is refusing to deploy to Afghanistan until Barack Obama proves he is eligible to serve as president.

[BobMcCartyWrites]

The axe appears to be falling on an Army officer who is refusing to deploy to Afghanistan until President Barack Obama proves his eligibility to serve as president of the United States by producing genuine proof of his citizenship in the form of his original 1961 birth certificate.

Almost two weeks after Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin made public the fact that he is wiling to risk a court-martial if that’s what it takes to determine whether or not President Obama is eligible to serve as president of the United States, U.S. Army officials have revoked his Pentagon access pass, read him his Miranda rights and informed the physician once responsible for the well-being of the pilots and flight crew that transport Army Chief of Staff General George W. Casey that he is about to be charged with serious crimes.

This news, made public today by the American Patriot Foundation, marks the latest milestone in the case which began March 30 when Colonel Lakin announced he would refuse to obey orders to report to Fort Campbell, Ky., April 12 and, in turn, deploy for his second tour of duty in Afghanistan.

According to this news release, Colonel Lakin was informed yesterday that he will shortly be court-martialed for crimes -- specifically, missing movement and conduct unbecoming an officer -- that for others has led to lengthy imprisonment at hard labor.

Noteworthy: The YouTube video in which Colonel Lakin announced his intention to challenge President Obama's eligibility to hold office has now been viewed more than 110,000 times.

[sodpoodle]

If he was not such a man of honor - he could claim conversion to Islam and get a Congressional Medal instead of a Court Martial from this CIC.

[taxcontrol]

I suspect the fix is in. Obama will let it be known through back channels that it will not be tolerated for a military judge to allow this soldier to request any evidence that questions the One’s right to be President.

[MrEdd]

Things went bad for Billy Mitchell, once upon a time.
Things tend to come back around in the end.

[Puppage]

Regardless of the reason behind his actions, refusing an order has it’s punishments.

[oh8eleven]

Things went bad for Billy Mitchell, once upon a time.
Like Joe McCarthy, Billy Mitchell was right.

[FreeAtlanta]

yes. Mitchell is a hero and this man may well be on the same road. May God bless him, keep him safe and keep him strong.

[FreeAtlanta]

Honor and country often requires great sacrifice. I don’t envy this mans role, but I hope he can stay strong and will come out on top.

[butterdezillion]

But can they punish somebody for refusing a lawful order without first proving that it’s lawful - or allowing the person the means to prove that it’s NOT a lawful order?

If so, when where’s the due process in that? A person should have the right to defend himself.

If Lakin is denied the chance to defend himself in court-martial does he have the right to file a civil suit because he was denied due process?

If he would get a crooked judge and have the whole Haditha crap routine done on him too, what recourse does he have? And what can we do to hold the MILITARY accountable?

[wintertime]

I suspect the fix is in.
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Perhaps the fix is in in the opposite direction. Perhaps those in the military leadership have already decided that discovery will work in the favor of Lakin and against Obama.

[MagnoliaB]

Being a usurper should have it’s punishments also. I wouldn’t want to take orders from someone that’s not legally entitled to be POTUS. BO should prove he’s legit. The longer this goes on the more suspicious he looks. Just produce the damn thing and put an end to this. Seems simple to me. What’s his excuse not to?

[voveo]

"I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God."

Article 2 sec. 1 - "No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President...."

Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin IS following his oath and he IS trying to defend the Constitution. The Constitution takes precedent.

[butterdezillion]

Refusing a LAWFUL order has consequences.

Obeying an UNLAWFUL order has consequences.

Everything hinges on whether it was a lawful order. All he has ever asked was the right to know whether it is lawful or unlawful orders that he’s received. Without knowing he’s darned if he obeys, darned if he doesn’t obey. As is every person in the military - including every person down the line of command.

Obama is playing chicken with every person in the military.

I don’t know about you, but that royally bugs me. That is the ultimate middle finger in the face of every person who has taken an oath to defend the Constitution.

[JoSixChip]

"A person should have the right to defend himself."

Don't believe the crap some posters say, they know nothing about military courts. This patriot will be given the opportunity to defend himself in front of a jury. A military court martial is very, very similar to a civilian trial. Been there done that.

[Manly Warrior]

Obeying an unlawful order is just as illegal as disobeying a lawful one; when the chain of command refuses to clarify an issue wherein a man of conscience asks in good faith, it is bordering on unethical on the part of the command.

In this case, the officer cannot directly ask for clarification, as no one in the chain of command apparently has thought out this themselves. A true tragedy when a field grade offcier must ask the question the general officers should be asking and getting resolution over.

At this point, only field grade (O4 & O5s) and company grade (O3) have dared to stand up (to my knowledge).

I guess political appointmentees (officers above O7) have thier own standards of conscience (from what we have seen to date).

I believe if a few senior officers of every service assured the troops (Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and Airmen) that they had this topic in consideration, they (the troops) would be much better off, regardless of which way it actually is.

When the senior folks don’t address something, there is a reason-either they know the answer and don’t like it or they know the answer and don’t like it.

LTC Lakin will get his due process-but whether he is allowed to have the concerns he is raising addressed, that is another story. The Courts-Martial will only address his failure to follow a lawful order, not whether the order is unlawful-doing so would likely resurrect every case brought up by commissioned officers to date.

Recall, that in the oath of office for commissioned offciers, there is no allegiance or fealty sworn to anything/one other than the US Constitution....

God Bless LTC Lakin.

[Elsiejay]

Thank you, from a former resident of Wisconsin and one of Joe’s constituents. Commies, Pinkoes and Fellow Travellers occupied positions of influence at the VERY HIGHEST LEVEL of the U. S. Government during the 1930s and ‘40s. Read, for example, the autobiography of the late U. S. Representative Hamilton Fish, of New York.

[Manly Warrior]

Your oath is that pertaining to enlistment. The commissioning oath is siilar, with no mention of the UCMJ or orders of anyone-only allegiance to the US COnstitution.

“I (insert name), having been appointed a (insert rank) in the U.S. Army under the conditions indicated in this document, do accept such appointment and do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter, so help me God.”

Best;

[voveo]

I hope the communist usurper is arrested and thrown in jail and that finally this massive fraud is exposed. Ever since Obozo got into office I feel as if I'm in the Twilight Zone.

[Puppage]

Everything hinges on whether it was a lawful order

The order was to deploy to a new base.

[Maverick68]

GodBless this brave man...