Posted on 07/15/2009 12:31:54 PM PDT by kellynla
The Department of Defense has compelled a private employer to fire a U.S. Army Reserve major from his civilian job after he had his military deployment orders revoked for arguing he should not be required to serve under a president who has not proven his eligibility for office.
According to the CEO of Simtech Inc., a private company contracted by the Defense Security Services, an agency of the Department of Defense, the federal agency has compelled the termination of Maj. Stefan Frederick Cook.
Cook's attorney, Orly Taitz, wrote in her blog that Simtech CEO Larry Grice said he would try to find another position within the company for Cook, but nothing is currently available.
The Department of Defense does contracting in the general field of information technology/systems integration, at which Cook, a senior systems engineer and architect, was employed until taking a military leave of absence on July 10 in preparation for his deployment to Afghanistan.
"Grice told Plaintiff, in essence, that the situation had become 'nutty and crazy,' and that plaintiff would no longer be able to work at his old position," Taitz wrote.
Grice made clear that it was Defense Security Services that had compelled Simtech to fire Cook.
According to the report, Grice told Cook "there was some gossip that 'people were disappointed in' the plaintiff because they thought he was manipulating his deployment orders to create a platform for political purposes."
The Simtech CEO then discussed Cook's expectation of final paychecks, without any severance pay, and wished the soldier well.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
Replace DoD with Federal Government and that fits......think GM, Chrysler, AIG, etc...
I said before, this guy was on thin ice, personally.
Now, I believe, he has faced some “damage” that will give him “standing” to order discovery.
You must not be a contractor. The DoD can do just about anything it wants, and contractors will obey. It’s all about the $$$
Spend some time in Chicago. You’ll figure it out.
Absolutely
I’m almost certain this is illegal. DOD has NO authority over what contractor employees work for a contractor if those employees meet certain specified requirements. They either have to demonstrate that he doesn’t meet those requirements (what changed?) or keep their mouths shut.
As a private citizen he is entitled to file any suit he wants. therefore this becomes a EEO whistleblower issue. They are retaliating against him for his outside the office actions and he is entitled to file suit against them for it.
DOD may have cost themselves some big bucks and still gotten Obama into a discovery phase (as his status is central to the case)
Hey? Do you think they did it on purpose to keep the case alive?
I agree with what was done.
As a consultant, I have little say over why a company may terminate a contract. if you cause any trouble, expect termination. Seems fine to me.
Doesn’t mean I don’t support finding the truth but you raise a stink like he did and get fired for it? Seems like his company did the right thing.
Or some time as a contractor.
The magic negro has spoken. Bow to the ole great messiah.
“I’m almost certain this is illegal. DOD has NO authority over what contractor employees work”
All they have to do is revoke any security clearance and he gets pushed out.
Regardless of who is President or why, the military cannot tolerate such activities. Period... regardless of whether the guy has a legitimate argument that Obama is not qualified. Its not his job to make it an issue. By the way, the left would absolutely LOVE a precedent that says that military personnel can challenge the legitimacy of their Commander-in-Chief and thereby refuse orders... this plays right into the hands of the leftists.
This so BLATANTLY violates Cook’s right. But what have we learned to expect from this administration?
“they thought he was manipulating his deployment orders to create a platform for political purposes.”
How about bambi manipulating a nation for his own nefarious purposes?!?
BS! It was simple revenge from on high and suppression of another person’s rights.
Was there EVER a liberal position you did not support?
“Now, I believe, he has faced some “damage” that will give him “standing” to order discovery.”
hmm..that’s interesting. I hope so. Whatever the case, it’s inappropriate for the person in the white house to exact revenge on a citizen like this. Very stalinesque, in my opinion.
How long will actual Americans permit a thug to RULE in the White House??
How long will actual Americans permit a thug to RULE in the White House??
Does he have any grounds to sue his former employer and/or the DoD? Wouldn’t the discovery process on that help get the truth out about Barry’s BC?
Whatever happened to dissent being patriotic?
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