Army doctor says she was barred from answering judge's call to court on Obama's eligibility

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Mon, Sept 14, 2009 9:23 pm EST | Drew Zahn

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Capt. Connie Rhodes, who claimed her superiors had prevented her from attending her previous, emergency court hearing, finally stood before a judge today to question the constitutional eligibility of her commander in chief.

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But when Judge Clay Land – the same judge who earlier dismissed a similar case filed by Maj. Stefan Frederick Cook – ordered Rhodes to appear and testify before him in an emergency hearing last week, Rhodes didn't show.

She claims she had requested leave, but her superiors denied it, meaning she would be considered AWOL – and therefore subject to court martial and imprisonment – if she left to appear before the judge.

The following video, after a scene with lawyers for both sides approaching the court, shows Rhodes’ attorney, Dr. Orly Taitz, reading Rhodes’ statement claiming she was barred from attending:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr8AXCcy4YM

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At today's hearing, the Ledger-Enquirer reports, the judge listened intently for 90 minutes but challenged Taitz repeatedly on her charges against Obama.

“Whenever I give you a minute, you go off on these talking points,” Land reportedly said.

“We have not seen Mr. Obama’s birth certificate,” Taitz responded.

“This is not a forum to lay ground work for a press conference,” Land said. “This is a court of law.”

In her final argument, the Ledger-Enquirer reports, Taitz asked Land why she had to prove an alleged Barack Obama Kenyan birth certificate she submitted as evidence was authentic, yet her opponents didn't have to prove Obama had an authentic United States birth certificate.

The paper reported very little of what Rhodes said before the judge herself.

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Judge Land stated he will issue a decision on Rhodes' request
for a temporary restraining order by noon Wednesday.

Full story at link

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[bigbob]

I hope no one is holding their breath over this...

[PetroniusMaximus]

I want to see Obama brought down as much as anyone, but this Taitz lady comes across as a flake.

[Freedom2specul8]

I can’t decide whether this is going well or not. Will read again tomorrow. Thnx for ping.

[trumandogz]

Strange.

If in fact she is right and Obama is not qualified to be CiC, she cannot be classified as AWOL, since charging her as being AWOL would in fact be unlawful.

She must not be all that confident.

[tioga]

she’s pretty confident they will throw her in jail if she does not do exactly as the military says........she signed on.

[trumandogz]

But if Obama is not qualified to be CiC. every order, including the order to charge her as AWOL would be unlawful.

[azishot]

Thanks, BP2.

I wish I had some *gut feeling* as to the outcome. We’ve been so disappointed before....

What’s your feeling about this case?

[tioga]

lot of good being right will do her sitting in the brig charged with desertion.

[so_real]

“Whenever I give you a minute, you go off on these talking points,” Land reportedly said.

LOVE Orly Taitz, but I hear this often about her. I won't throw her under the bus for it, for I've not seen any other lawyer in the game with her tenacity and passion. But I do hope she welcomes a level headed and like minded team to assist her with bland legal factual presentation.

[SoConPubbie]

She must not be all that confident.

Or alternatively, she doesn't have much faith in our Legal System to actually provide Justice.

What do you want to bet?

[Tennessee Nana]

BTTT

[BP2]

If in fact she is right and Obama is not qualified to be CiC, she cannot be classified as AWOL, since charging her as being AWOL would in fact be unlawful.

She must not be all that confident.

What kind of flawed logic is that? Perhaps you'd be more convinced of her conviction had the Major broken the speed limit through some school zones and knocked cars off the road on the way to court, too - because the Chief Executive is a usurper and the "rule of law" is dead ... come on.

Step away from the crack pipe!

You pick your battles in a situation like this, especially when UCMJ Articles 86 and 87 are involved.

And what a better way to demonstrate tampering and obstruction than have a military superior refuse Leave for a service member to show up in civilian court.

[trumandogz]

I bet that I would not have Taitz represent me in a jay walking case.

[DannyTN]

"She must not be all that confident. "

Why do you expect her to be confident that Obama is not qualified? She has a reasonable doubt. She shouldn't have to risk imprisonment to get legal clarification that Obama is in fact qualified to hold the office.

Doubt, not confidence, is all that is required for her to need assurance of elligibility.

[353FMG]

This Taitz lady may be a flake, but she does not represent the American people. However, congress critters do represent the public, yet none of these dare to mention anything about the Obama identity controversy. Not only are they flakes — they show a lack of brass.

[BP2]

What’s your feeling about this case?

To be honest, I've been following this case less than the one out in California.

But the direct line of questioning from the judge to Major Ausprung is telling of his intent of ensuring there are no hidden agendas, as well as the Major's conviction on this issue while under oath:

“If Sen. McCain would have won, would you be objecting to deployment to Iraq?” the judge asked. Rhodes said no.

Land then asked the question another way: If President George W. Bush still was the commander in chief, would she be fighting the deployment?

“No, sir,” Rhodes answered.

[BP2]

oops, sorry, Capt Rhodes is the respondee in the above posting.

[Nachum]

The list, ping