Posted on 06/03/2010 7:02:50 AM PDT by jy22077
LTC Terry Lakin IS NOT RECEIVING A FAIR TRIAL!!!! Lakin has been DENIED JUSTICE, DUE PROCESS and a FAIR TRIAL http://www.safeguardourconstitution.com/ Lakin needs all the support we can muster.
Everyone needs to email this piece of work and tell him that Lakin has a right to JUSTICE and a FAIR TRIAL. Email away everyone: Daniel J. Dricoll LTC, JA Investigating Officer daniel.driscoll@amedd.army.mil ......http://www.safeguardourconstitution.com/images/stories/documents/io_ruling_on_def_request_for_witnessesevid-usvlakin.pdf Let's make sure this email goes viral! www.safeguardourconstitution.com
then at what point does an illegal order need to come into question?
Has his defense ever been allowed before?
SnakeDoc, I do believe that the Lakin is doing what he swore to do, defend the constitution and consequently our liberty with his life. That is what soldiers do!
He will, no doubt suffer for his stand, the question remains if he will suffer without our gratitude and support. Political pressure can be instrumental in the legal proceedings. I say we give him our prayers and support, for it is our liberty that he is a martyr.
Lakin is indeed on a mission with little chance of survival, but for men with a higher duty it is the mission that is of consequence. Against all odds is when the heroes of history raise their heads - only to have them removed so that others may not fear to raise theirs.
Military regulations don’t really allow for ignoring or questioning orders without consequences. To do so would introduce anarchy to a system where structure is essential to save lives.
Junior officers are also not permitted to independently determine the legality of orders — so he is no more allowed to ignore this order than a soldier is allowed to ignore deployment to Iraq due to leftist international law justifications.
Do we really want the precedent of soldiers looking a superior in the eye and saying “justify your orders” with no consequences?
The bottom line is, they can’t force him to follow orders — but they can punish according to regulations for failing to do so. He chose the protest, he chose the consequences.
SnakeDoc
You may very well be right. He may be upholding his oath ... he is also violating certain military regulations in the process.
The military cannot withstand consequence-free insubordination. To allow for such a precedent gives license to other soldiers to do whatever they want when their interpretation of the Constitution conflicts with their orders.
Anarchy does not win wars. We would not abide an objector who refused deployment based on his personal judgment of the legality of a war effort, and we should not abide an objector that refuses deployment based on his judgment of the the qualification of the CIC.
He may very well be a hero. Heroes, however, often have to accept the consequences of their decisions.
SnakeDoc
In other words, he's a birther deserter.
You gotta problem? I’m sittin’ here, right now, trying to eat a sirloin butt steak!
“How could you FReep here and not know the Col. Lakin story?”
Because you avoid Birther threads, for health and sanity?
Don't, he knows that Armondo is an illegal alien that the feds refuse to do anything about.....
“How could you FReep here and not know the Col. Lakin story?”
Because you avoid Birther threads, for health and sanity?
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Nahhhh. Even the anti-birther Obamabots who FReep here should know who Col. Lakin is.
But you have a point abount their sanity. To deny there are legitimate questions and concerns over Obama’s birth proves one is insane.
Do you have a link to the transcripts?
If every order given by Lakin's superiors is illegal, then wouldn't that mean that every order Lakin has give since January 20, 2008 is illegal as well?
LTC Lakin hasn’t been denied anything trial wise at this point. The trial hasn’t begun and this is all prelim stuff. Keep you pants on. He’ll have appeals processes to follow.
ping
Not only did he attempt to post this twice within two hours. He also hasn’t made a post since Jul 03, 08. Not exactly a active member.
In a word - yes!
If indeed the executive branch has been usurped by a foreigner (it certainly has been by one with foreign allegiances),then the constitutional crisis that has resulted is catastrophic. I am not convinced that we have been under a legal government since 2008; the usurper has the guns, but not lawful authority. This has been Alan Keys assertion and Lakin's.
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I suppose the real question is, does a CIC with questionable qualification make the entire military into a rogue body following illegal orders?
A military cannot be leaderless. If the CIC is unqualified, then, I guess the Joint Chiefs are running the show ... but they’re giving the same orders as the CIC. Unless everyone above him is unqualified, at some point LC Lakin is willfully disobeying the orders of a qualified superior.
SnakeDoc
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