Posted on 11/19/2010 7:15:13 AM PST by JLWORK
There is a code of conduct among military personnel and police officers, which says that if one among them is committing an act that is wrong it becomes the duty of the others to speak up. I was not in the military service. I did serve in the ranks and files of law enforcement for twenty years. I understand that code of honor. It was written in the operations manuals of the two agencies in which I worked full-time. In fact, within Colorado it is a felony to not report a peace officer who engages in the commission of certain acts, such as use of excessive force during an arrest or other police action. There is another unwritten code of conduct within the same services. It is also the code among criminals – “Don’t rat on your friends”. The hard, real truth is that a soldier or a peace officer who takes the step to come forward with information about the substantive wrong-doing of another member within the ranks will probably be labeled a snitch for the rest of his career – or ostracized and driven out – or both.
All of which brings me to the situation, once again, of Lt. Colonel Terry Lakin. Lakin (photo above), a highly decorated U.S. Army officer and flight surgeon with eighteen years of dedicated service, to all appearances did some reading up on his Commander In Chief, Barack Hussein Obama.
Anyone who has done much background work on Obama fully comprehends that it is impossible to learn much about his background, save what he told us in his two books – because it’s all sealed up by Court Orders. I am frequently astonished to find that people I encounter have no idea of the lengths to which this man has gone, and the amount of money he has spent, to cover his life’s footprints. He could not even sign up to play Little League baseball with what he’s presented as proof of his citizenship. And he could not pass a standard background check to be a municipal police officer, because of his known associations with people like Bill Ayers – a founding member of the Weather Underground.
Now comes Lakin, who refuses to deploy to Afghanistan for another tour of duty. Further, he refuses to obey any orders, until Obama shows his hole card in this virtual Texas Hold ‘Em game that has been going on since 2008. The bets are on the table and it’s a high-stakes casino. Lakin’s General Court Martial re-convenes on December 14, 2010. He is charged with missing a troop movement and disobeying orders. If convicted, he’s going to prison for a long time and there goes his career down the drain.
As a soldier, Lakin’s duty is to obey orders from his superiors, including the ones issued by his C.I.C. It is also his sworn duty to be sure that he is obeying lawful orders. He wants to ascertain that his C.I.C. is not a pretender to, and a usurper of, the Office of President. Sounds reasonable to me. The JAG who is presiding over the trial, Colonel Denise Lind, will not allow Lakin access to any of Obama’s documents by which he, and we, can determine Obama’s lawful eligibility to hold the office of Commander In Chief. That in itself should be a very disturbing thought for anyone who has worked within a justice system wherein defendants are always entitled to examine and test all of the evidence, including that which can exonerate them.
But Obama keeps shaking his head and refuses to turn over that Hole Card. So, either Terry Lakin is a criminal and a slacker who deserves to go to prison or he is a hero who is being pilloried by the unwritten code of conduct – “Don’t rat on your friends”.
My vote: He’s a hero.
My vote: He’s guilty of insubordination and deserves his punishment.
Okay. Got it.
JW
Lt. Col. Lakin is a hero, because he has chosen, at peril to himself, to stand up and question the validity of orders. I’m sure there are a large number of Officers who question 0bama’s eligibility, but only a very few have had the courage to even dare to raise the question. He must feel very much alone, but rest assured there are a lot of Americans that stand with him.
Tough stuff, huh? A good man’s life is on the line, and the CIC does not act to clear up the issue.
JW
He’s neither. He is just dumb. People with a political agenda have used him, and he has gone along.
Refusing a deployment order wasn’t going to force Obama to prove anything. Between the Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Wong Kim Ark (http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0169_0649_ZO.html) to the defacto officer doctrine, this approach was doomed to failure before it began.
Even if Obama is a space alien, it wouldn’t make the deployment order illegal. Therefor, the issue of his birthplace is irrelevant to the trial.
“The de facto officer doctrine confers validity upon acts performed by a person acting under the color of official title even though it is later discovered that the legality of that person’s appointment or election to office is deficient. Norton v. Shelby County, 118 U.S. 425, 440 (1886). “The de facto doctrine springs from the fear of the chaos that would result from multiple and repetitious suits challenging every action taken by every official whose claim to office could be open to question, and seeks to protect the public by insuring the orderly functioning of the government despite technical defects in title to office.” 63A Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees § 578, pp. 1080-1081 (1984) (footnote omitted). The doctrine has been relied upon by this Court in several cases involving challenges by criminal defendants to the authority of a judge who participated in some part of the proceedings leading to their conviction and sentence. “
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/94-431.ZO.html
My vote: This man is a hero. He has put his money where his mouth is. He is doing what we are all afraid to do: Take a stand and risk his entire career. I salute him, and wish I had the same fortitude as him. We need more like him in our crumbling, imploding society.
My vote: He’s an American Dreyfus who will go to prison for a while, and years later will be quietly and unceremoniously exhonerated when the truth comes to light.
Total DITTOS!
Yes, yes, we certainly do need our lower-ranked soldiers deciding who is or is not president, deciding which orders they'll obey, and from whom.
After all, that approach worked so very well for the Romans.
He's guilty and deserves punishment.
Your hero is about to be cashiered and most likely sent to Leavenworth for a period of time.
My vote: He’s a hero.
Ditto.
You may be correct, sir. If he is just plain dumb, as you say he is, he somehow managed to make it through Basic Training, OCS, Medical School, earn promotions up to the rank he holds - and to be awarded a Bronze Star. Doesn’t say much about our Army’s testing and awards process, does it.
Best,
JW
Sorry. He is NOT a “lower-ranked” soldier.
The wordings of the current oath of enlistment and oath for commissioned officers are as follows:
“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.” (Title 10, US Code; Act of 5 May 1960 replacing the wording first adopted in 1789, with amendment effective 5 October 1962).
“I, _____ (SSAN), having been appointed an officer in the Army of the United States, as indicated above in the grade of _____ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter; So help me God.” (DA Form 71, 1 August 1959, for officers.)
See the “and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States “ part? If the Posuer in Chief IS NOT the legal sitting president, then any order he issues is null & void.
The Nuremburg Defense didn’t work then, won’t work now.
A person can be smart about one thing, and lack judgment overall. I’ve met more than one doctor that I wouldn’t bother to ask advice from, apart from medicine!
Besides, I’m a retired Lt Col, and I’ve met a LOT of generals who didn’t have the sense God gave a goose. All were clever, but few were smart...
You sir, hate America.
I commend this brave man for taking a stand, and not merely following orders blindly, like so many low level Nazis did.
He is defending freedom and truth by his actions.
You, sir, are full of shit.
If you have ever been a soldier you know that from basic training on, MUCH emphasis is placed on the idividual soldier being resposible for and the final real world decider of the legality of orders they are given.
Following an unlawful order will send you to the same jail that not following a lawful order will send you to.
I thank you for your service, sir. And thank you for reading along with me.
The question remains for me - Is the CIC bona-fide or a usurper? He’s keeping all of it covered.
http://work949.wordpress.com/2010/11/06/another-look-at-obamas-eligibility-to-hold-office/
Best wishes,
JW
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