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Soldier refuses to serve, cites Obama's lack of U.S. citizenship
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Posted on 07/14/2009 8:29:22 PM PDT by cycle of discernment

Soldier refuses to serve, cites Obama's lack of U.S. citizenship

Published 1 hour ago by ■ Michael Krebs -

A U.S. soldier refuses to deploy to Afghanistan, saying that President Obama cannot be Commander in Chief since he is not a U.S. citizen. The soldier's lawyer has challenged Obama's legitimacy before.

In a stunning conscientious objector case, a U.S. soldier has refused to serve in Afghanistan, citing President Obama's U.S. citizenship. U.S. Army Major Stefan Frederick Cook says he should not have to go to the war-torn country because Obama is not a legitimate president and therefore has no grounds for sending troops anywhere.

Cook's lawyer, Orly Taitz, has filed a request for a temporary restraining order. She has filed other claims against Obama's legitimacy in other courts. "In the 20-page document — filed July 8 with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia — the California-based Taitz asks the court to consider granting his client’s request based upon Cook’s belief that Obama is not a natural-born citizen of the United States and is therefore ineligible to serve as commander-in-chief of the U.S. Armed Forces," the Ledger-Enquirer reported.

Cook “would be acting in violation of international law by engaging in military actions outside the United States under this President’s command. ... simultaneously subjecting himself to possible prosecution as a war criminal by the faithful execution of these duties,” Taitz stated.

Obama claims to have been born in Hawaii in 1961, just two years after it became a state.


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
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To: RockinRight
I know it probably won’t happen, but if Obama were found to not be a native-born citizen...what would happen?

A bigger question...what would happen to all the legislation enacted under his illegal presidency? The Money, the corporate takeovers, the executive firings, the executive orders, the czars..and on and on. Its going to be a gigantic mess and it gets worse and worse everyday it continues.

21 posted on 07/14/2009 8:53:04 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannolis. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: allmost

WE NOW HAVE OUR ISSUE! EVERY MILITARY MAN ORDERED TO IRAQ OR AFGANISTAN MUST USE THIS DEFENSE. THEY CAVED BECAUSE OBAMA DIDN’T WANT TO FIGHT THIS IN COURT! THIS COULD BE THE ONE THAT SMOKES HIM OUT AND FORCES HIM TO DIVULGE WHAT HE HAS FOUGHT FOR SIX MONTHS AND A MILLION DOLLARS IN DEFENSE ATTORNEYS.


22 posted on 07/14/2009 8:53:22 PM PDT by rtbwood
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To: cycle of discernment
Cook “would be acting in violation of international law by engaging in military actions outside the United States under this President’s command. ... simultaneously subjecting himself to possible prosecution as a war criminal by the faithful execution of these duties,” Taitz stated.

Wouldn't that apply to the servicemen/women serving in Iraq and Afganistan at the present time?

23 posted on 07/14/2009 8:54:19 PM PDT by Know et al (Everything I know I read in the newspaper and that's the reason for my ignorance: Will Rogers)
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To: Thunder90

Wrong! according to the constitution. He is removed and tried for treason along with any conspiritors.


24 posted on 07/14/2009 8:57:23 PM PDT by sniper63 (Silent and stealthy - one shot - one kill)
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To: rtbwood
He's got a damn good case. The man is a usurper until proven otherwise. Let them both have their day in court.
25 posted on 07/14/2009 8:57:39 PM PDT by allmost
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To: sniper63
I do not believe it would be Biden, they both ran on the same ticket, therefore one would nullify the other. the other party would be the de facto winner of the election.

You may be right, but I think I've read that a VP is technically elected separately, thereby capable of serving if the President is impeached or otherwise removed from office.

26 posted on 07/14/2009 8:58:08 PM PDT by catbertz
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To: Slimey

The talk radio guys are not going to touch this until it comes out in a major way through a lawsuit which gets a hearing(which is why they are doing it now a little). They don’t want this issue to be about ‘them’ or things they have ‘said’ when it all bubbles to the surface. That would just hand the Obama brownshirts an excuse to obfuscate the issue by calling it a right wing/talk radio conspiracy theory. When it starts coming out in the newspapers and on TV as ‘news’, they will begin discussing it openly.

That’s my theory anyway.


27 posted on 07/14/2009 8:58:12 PM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: Know et al

“Wouldn’t that apply to the servicemen/women serving in Iraq and Afganistan at the present time?”

It would. Each and every service member serving overseas - nomater where they might serve.


28 posted on 07/14/2009 8:58:21 PM PDT by roaddog727 (Built Ford tough not Obama weak.)
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To: cycle of discernment

Although R. Limbaugh has avoided discussion of this topic, I note that he’s now repeated several times without further comment the joke “How are Obama and God alike? - neither has a birth certificate”...maybe some day he’ll become brave and tackle the issue fully.....


29 posted on 07/14/2009 8:59:42 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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To: roaddog727

Thank you. I thought so. It sounds like they would definitely have standing in that case.


30 posted on 07/14/2009 9:01:53 PM PDT by Know et al (Everything I know I read in the newspaper and that's the reason for my ignorance: Will Rogers)
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To: cycle of discernment
re: Soldier refuses to serve

Misleading Headline Alert!!!

He has not refused to serve! He's still active duty US Army, subject to all the in’s and out’s of the UCMJ. He is simply exercising his right to be certain that an order he's been given is legal, legal enough to protect him for following it.

31 posted on 07/14/2009 9:04:18 PM PDT by jwparkerjr (God Bless America!)
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To: catbertz

Only under constitutional law if the president elect is removed for cause, seeing as this would /could be considered a conspiracy of fraud by one political party, all elected officials would be suspect.


32 posted on 07/14/2009 9:05:55 PM PDT by sniper63 (Silent and stealthy - one shot - one kill)
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To: sniper63

I would enjoy that scenario.


33 posted on 07/14/2009 9:08:13 PM PDT by catbertz
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To: HighlyOpinionated
The birthers and the truthers were right all along.

You believe our government pulled of 9/11?

34 posted on 07/14/2009 9:27:52 PM PDT by armymarinemom (My sons freed Iraqi and Afghan Honor Roll students.)
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To: sniper63
"He is removed and tried for treason along with any conspirators."

If he is not a US citizen (hence the bc & Indonesian PP) would the charge not be something other than treason? sedition, or acting as an enemy combatant, or saboteur.

Would all of his appointments and executive orders become null & void

As far as conspirators would both houses be subject to treason charges for certifying him?

Can we go back & tell these tin pot dictators that we are not sorry and that things for them are going to get a lot worse.

35 posted on 07/14/2009 9:48:05 PM PDT by SERE_DOC (My Rice Krispies told me to stay home & clean my weapons! How does one clean a phase 4 plasma rifle)
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To: dandiegirl
" At least Biden grew up in America and has American parents."

He did, and he has the god given right to be a moron, and he excels at it.

36 posted on 07/14/2009 9:51:04 PM PDT by SERE_DOC (My Rice Krispies told me to stay home & clean my weapons! How does one clean a phase 4 plasma rifle)
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To: SERE_DOC
LOL!

To be fair though, teleprompters would be safe with Biden, none feeling the need to suicide.

37 posted on 07/14/2009 10:04:07 PM PDT by the anti-liberal
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To: cycle of discernment

Just heard the military said HE DOESN’T HAVE TO GO!!! No need for a BC now. He can stay home.


38 posted on 07/14/2009 10:16:01 PM PDT by chuckles
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To: roaddog727

1100 comments and counting

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/776335.html#none


39 posted on 07/15/2009 4:53:51 AM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: catbertz

The EC votes on each separately - meaning that Biden himself is still “legit” and would be President.


40 posted on 07/16/2009 9:05:31 PM PDT by RockinRight (Obama: Math is hard, so we just make sh-t up.)
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