Posted on 12/16/2010 11:23:09 AM PST by rxsid
"New Details From LTC Lakin's Court-Martial The Media Will Not Report; Concern About Obama's Eligibility Throughout the Chain-of-Command
This snippet posted below was published by Col. Sullivan from the CAAFlog blog(anti-Lakin). I'm very surprised Col. Sullivan was able to keep his ridicule of LTC Lakin down to a minimal in his latest writings on LTC Lakin's court-martial. What this blog shows is that there are real concerns about Obama's constitutional eligibility to be CiC all the way up the chain-of-command. I can't wait until the official trial transcripts are released.
Snippet via CAAFlog; LTC Lakin continued that he became the chief of primary care at the Pentagon’s clinic in July 2009. Mr. Puckett then observed that the purpose of the hearing was for the members to determine an appropriate sentence. He then discussed the origins of LTC Lakin’s offenses."He testified that he started to have concerns about the Constitution during the primary elections, when he was stationed at Aberdeen Proving Grounds. He learned that there was controversy as to the natural-born-citizen status of both major political parties’ general election candidates. He said Senator McCain provided everything he could to address his status, including a birth certificate with the doctor’s name and hospital’s name. He compared that with the lack of scrutiny that Senator Obama received. He had questions about the image of a certificate of live birth on the Internet and relatives stating they were present at his birth in Kenya. He said he had an open mind, but he was skeptical. One candidate went through scrutiny, but there was a lack of information as to the other.
Mr. Puckett pressed, “Why were you so interested in this?” I think he expected the answer to be because of the oath of office, but LTC Lakin instead gave an answer about reading newspapers. LTC Lakin testified that after the election, he became “extremely concerned.” He said the issue wasn’t about politics or anything else (probably an implicit denial of racism) but the Supreme Law of the Land. He stated that he “wanted a valid Commander-in-Chief.” He testified that after the election, he was no longer comfortable with being selected for deployment. He was “concerned that the Constitution wasn’t being followed.” He believes his “oath as an officer is to protect and defend the Constitution.” He believed questions about the President’s eligibility “may weaken the Constitution.” He said he doesn’t know if the President is ineligible and he doesn’t believe that anyone can know.
Neal Puckett asked, “What did you do as a soldier.” LTC Lakin said his “sought out advice” from his command and from his friends. He contacted legal assistance at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, who said they would research the issue and get back to him, but then they would never return his calls. He talked to his commander and supervisor who said there was an issue and there were questions, but they did not know what to do to answer them. He then filed an Article 138 complaint. He was asking, “Please, someone in my command, tell me there’s not an issue about illegal orders.” He submitted the Article 138 complaint to his company commander and asked him to forward it. The reply he received back was that his Article 138 complaint was deficient, so the Army didn’t have to answer it.
LTC Lakin then wrote letters to his two Senators and Congressman. One Senator didn’t reply. One said the issue had been raised “and Twittered about and been found not to be an issue.” His Congressman forwarded his letter to Military Affairs.
He continued to “pursue what else I could do.” When he was transferred to the Pentagon, he raised the issue with his clinic’s commander. He “acknowledged concern” but had no guidance as to what to do. LTC Lakin then submitted another Article 138 complaint, this one routed through General Casey. (BTW, it would later come out that he was referred to Paul Rolf Jensen while he was at Aberdeen Providing Ground, so it seems likely that he was working with Mr. Jensen at the time he filed this Article 138 complaint.) The response he received back was that General Casey wasn’t in his chain of command, so his Article 138 complaint wouldn’t be addressed.
LTC Lakin then became aware he was “on the short-list for deployment. This greatly concerned me.” He went to Capitol Hill for face-to-face meetings with one Congressman and high-level staffers. He was told that the issue was a concern, but the media ridiculed it, so they let it go.
He was advised to go to Afghanistan and then raise the issue while he was on deployment. He considered this a “worse” option. He said it would be “extremely wrong to raise this in a combat zone.”
Mr. Puckett asked, “You thought if the Commander-in-Chief wasn’t eligible, you thought your deployment order might retroactively be considered an illegal order.” LTC Lakin agreed.
Mr. Puckett asked when LTC Lakin first sought the advice of an attorney. He answered that it was two-and-a-half years ago. He was the leader of an intermediate level school small group. There were JAGs in the group. He discussed his concerns with the JAGs and asked what he should do. One of the JAGs referred him to Paul Jensen and LTC Lakin called him. He said he “ultimately hired” Mr. Jensen.
He then testified about receiving his deployment orders. At the bottom of the orders, it said he had to bring a copy of his birth certificate. He said, “I thought, there’s an issue here.” That was followed first by laughter from the birthers in the audience, and then by applause, bring another sharp, “Members of the gallery!” from Judge Lind.
He said that in March 2010, he turned to Mr. Jensen for legal advice. When asked about Mr. Jensen’s advice, LTC Lakin replied, “There’s a Kenyan birth certificate.” He said that on Mr. Jensen’s advice, he decided not to deploy. Mr. Puckett then asked, “Who made the decision to say to your command, ‘I’ll deploy if the President shows he’s eligible?’” LTC Lakin said he did. Mr. Puckett asked, “Whose fault was it?” LTC Lakin replied, “Mine.” Mr. Puckett asked, “Whose responsibility was it?” LTC Lakin answered, “Mine.” Mr. Puckett elicited LTC Lakin’s response that he didn’t think his orders were illegal, but he “still thought there was a constitutional issue.”
He agreed with Mr. Puckett that he used his deployment orders as a vehicle to increase the level of attention that the issue would receive. He confirmed that there were “lots of people urging you to stick to your guns.” In a reply likely to hurt him with the members, he answered: “Yes, including enlisted members and officer members.”
From: http://obamareleaseyourrecords.blogspot.com/2010/12/details-from-ltc-lakins-court-martial.html
Damn it!! There are questions IN the military! The country DESERVES To know the truth about Barry and whether or not he's Constitutionally qualified. Enough already with the obfuscation! This isn't a freakin game.
Which would prove his ineligibilty.
Sen. Claire McCaskill on the Judiciary Committee vetted McCain but gave Obama a pass. She knows Obama is not eligible. Write to her. She is up for re-election in 2012.
So what going on? Did they sentence Bozo? Or did Bozo open up a can worms and drop some balloons on them?
“He talked to his commander and supervisor who said there was an issue and there were questions, but they did not know what to do to answer them.”
Put some ice on it. Ouch.
I swear to Protect and Defend ... my ass... and my ass.
LOL! Make it a bayonette charge!
I wonader who will get more time, The Fort Hood Mohamedan or Lakin. I think Lakin pisses the brass off more.
“That's right Terry, I agree, the guy is obviously a foreign born citizen. What the hell do you want me to say? Constitution Smonstitution, just suck it up and kill some people when they say kill. That's our job Terry. Worrying about the constitution is Barny Franks Job. We got ass to kick, and we don't have time for that sissy crap. Dismissed!” "But Sir, I took an Oath ..." "Oath? Are you serious? GTF out of my office"
Or maybe it tells us that Obama was actually born in Hawaii, USA in 1961 to Barack Obama Sr. and Stanley Ann Dunham.
Let’s see, he has almost spent $2 million in legal fees to keep all of his records from becoming public. And why? Apparently because the information would prove EMBARRASING to the President, according to his lawyers and the judges that have thus far ruled that no one has standing to have access to these records. So is being born to a biological father that is not a US citizen embarrassing?
Open your eyes and maybe you shall see...
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” He went to Capitol Hill for face-to-face meetings with one Congressman and high-level staffers. He was told that the issue was a concern, but the media ridiculed it, so they let it go.”
I swear to protect and defend the constitution, unless people laugh at me... or call me a racist ....
This is just too funny. This is like watching a Montey Python show or Benny Hill.
Profiles in courage, Look out!!!
How do they put him jail and keep a straight face after this? This is like beating a Kindergartner after he pees in his pants after asking to use the bathroom.
Yep, absolutely. And you'll notice a lot of those shameful comments are coming from current or retired MILITARY. I'll always have respect for those who served, but with that said, I can also see the writing on the wall and our military is turning. And its not turning in a good way. LTC Lakin is the proof.
It would be interesting to see the media go visit those Congresscritters that Lakin met with and ask them how they feel now that one of their constituents has been court martialed and will be incarcerated for lack of courage from his representatives.
Probably won’t happen, even by that Fair & Balanced network.
Very good posting rxsid, BTW, know of any eye-witness
accounts of trial out there on the net?
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Placemark.
Well, now, doesn't that tell you the country is being run by a bunch of pusbags with microphones and word processors?
It's time to shut these barfbags down to one senate term or two House terms (max two terms total, combined-one of each) so they think a little more about doing their job rather than what the damned media say. Let their constituents vote on whether they get retirement bennies after their term. If they CAN'T run for re-election, who cares what the media spit out?
When you see that kind Kangaroo trial and the ignorance of the military brazz, the folks in Congress and now the court system plus FINOs, you have to really wonder, if you should praise or condemn the Wikileak Julian Assange???
BHO...mmmmmm...mmmmm...mmmmm!!!
I hate to admit it, but I’ve given up. We’re well on the road to tyranny and I no longer see any way out of it. We’re toast when our own military won’t defend us any longer.
Those you have mentioned in Prima facie #2 has constantly ridicules us who still are concern about our Constitution's eligibility clause calling us with derogatory names like "birthers," and one anti-military, which is far from the truth. That we are total idiots on the issue of the command chain, etc.
Those FINOs is nothing but a bunch of clones from John Kerry or worse!!
They truly working as "Fifth Columns" still keeping their combat knee-pads strapped on. This total ignorance of the CONSTITUTION, and the OATH taken, the corruption within ALL the three branches and from outside forces, gets one to wonder if one should commend or condemn Julian Assange, hmmmm !!!
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