Well future zot, he could have shown a court of law a true long form birth certificate which would have been likely sufficient for LTC Lakin to drop his concerns and would have went on to deploy to Afghanistan. That's right, Lakin would have taken a jus soli birth in the United States as sufficient for him to go on with his career.
But Nooooooo, Obama didn't care a lick future zot to do even that.
He could have walked into the courtroom with his BC taped to his forehead and Lakin would still have been found guilty.
BS troll bot. See again my answer above.
The reason Lakin is sitting in prison right now is because he listened to terrible legal advice from his original birther lawyer and then acting upon that stupid advice instead of listening to his Medal of Honor winning commanding officer.
No again bot. Lakin chose his path all by himself. He spent over 2 years asking questions and got insufficient answers or no answer.
Here's the time line below. Nothing about bad lawyering, the usual stupid bot talking point, -- that doesn't fly. There is nothing like 'my lawyers said don't go to Afganistan. That is total BS. You guys are so full of it. His lawyer never said that. Lakin is a very principled man.
The reason Lakin is sitting in prison is because a military judge ruled that the lawfulness of combat orders has nothing to do with whether there was a valid authorization for the use of force by the Commander in Chief.
Using that logic, any brigade commander in the military could lawfully order their troops to invade North Korea - regardless of whether anybody above him authorized it as required by statutes regulating the military as well as Congress’ Authorization for the Use of Force.
It’s a travesty.
The retired military superiors urged Lakin not to press the Constitutional issue because the judge is rotten to the core - or compromised by command influence (e.g. Obama told her how she had to rule) - and would set dangerous precedents if pressed.
Seems to me that saying a brigade commander can single-handedly and lawfully order combat in North Korea without authorization from the CINC is a pretty dangerous precedent as it is.