Posted on 07/14/2009 5:16:06 AM PDT by NMEwithin
This clown should have resigned his commission when Obama was sworn in if that's his problem, not tried to stage this manifestly phony attempt to get out of being sent somewhere where there's shooting going on."
Smearing, name calling & implying that the Major is a coward is what liberals do. Unless you know him & still stand behind what you are asserting about him...I think you owe him an apology.
When a person stands on principle, he does not deserve what you are claiming.
Perhaps you don't have the same integrity & love of country that the Major does.
That is the point of debate around which this entire matter revolves. Obama is occupying the office, certainly, but whether or not he is qualified to do so has not been resolved to the major's satisfaction.
Should someone present evidence to the contrary then Maj Cook would be right in his actions."
I believe that is precisely what the major's attorney's intend to do, circumstantial though it may be. They are merely asking for a proverbial "day in court," in which the Obamanites present what they have to refute the allegations.
Sorry, but the facts speak for themselves. Someone motivated by honest belief that Barack Obama is not the legitimate President would have resigned his commission as soon as the usurper moved in. Someone motivated by desire to protect his own skin from the hazards of combat would have... well, would have done exactly what this guy did.
Whoever in the officer's chain of command ordered him to report did so under the authority of the president.
It's that authority that's in question.
No matter. His military career is over. The Major is making quite a sacrifice. I hope it is not in vain.
That's the point. The Major is doing exactly that! He is asking for that evidence.
“At this time Obama is the legitimate President.”
And you know this HOW? Which brings us to the crux of this whole debate. Have you seen his real birth certificate?
Since we're talking about integrity, would you support an officer who refused to go to Afghanistan in 2003 on the grounds that George W. Bush had stolen the election and therefore was not the legitimate Commander in Chief?
You have jumped to conclusions about the Major's motives! Of course he could have resigned!!
He chose to stay and expose the usurper.
The way you would do it is the cowardly way because it would not solve anything about exposing Obama being a legitimate President.
Since we're talking about integrity, would you support an officer who refused to go to Afghanistan in 2003 on the grounds that George W. Bush had stolen the election and therefore was not the legitimate Commander in Chief? "
Yes I would. Same circumstances - different President.
If we suppose enough, we can come up with just about anything.
The law is largely based on hypotheticals and “what ifs”. The Major’s concern is, apparently, the legitimacy of deploying on orders of one not in a position to lawfully issue those orders. That is the hard matter, and a there are countless hypotheticals as to the ramifications and consequence of serving abroad in an illegitimate capacity. None of them are good.
Time will tell if this was all in vain or not.
Certainly it will...I have my own suspicions as to how this will play out.
I suspect that they'll throw the book at this guy -- insubordination, expressing contempt for the Commander in Chief, conduct unbecoming an officer, conduct prejudicial to good order and discipling, whatever else they can think of.
If it goes to that (which it may very well) it will be interesting to see how this compares to the case of Lieutenant Watada.
I believe that is precisely what the major's attorney's intend to do, circumstantial though it may be. They are merely asking for a proverbial "day in court," in which the Obamanites present what they have to refute the allegations
It's up to the Major to prove his orders are illegal, not Obama to prove they are. The Major has no solid proof.
Whether the Major has proof or not was not my question to you. You stated as fact that Obama was the legitimate President and my question to you was how you knew that as a fact. How do YOU know this? Did YOU see his birth certificate?
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