Posted on 04/12/2010 4:50:37 PM PDT by jamese777
An Army flight surgeon apparently is sticking to his vow not to deploy until he is satisfied that President Barack Obama is a "natural born" citizen.
Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin did not report for duty at Fort Campbell, Ky. as ordered today, and a spokesman for the post said it's not likely he will.
Lakin's failure to report essentially dares the Army to bring charges against him for being an unauthorized absence.
Margaret Hemenway, a spokeswoman for a group called the Patriotic American Foundation, which is supporting the 18-year officer, said the Army should not expect Lakin to report unless he sees an original birth certificate showing that Obama was born in Hawaii.
The Army has not said yet what it intends to do about Lakin. Calls to his unit -- Headquarters Company, Medical Brigade, Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington -- were not returned by post time.
To this point the Army has ducked taking serious action against the decorated flight surgeon, claiming his public statements and threat to disobey orders did not constitute any punishable offense. On March 31 -- the day after the video was released -- he was given a letter of counseling. In the letter, his commander at Walter Reed warned him against not reporting for duty as ordered.
The orders, Lakin was told, "are presumed to be valid and lawful orders issued by competent military authority." The letter warned Lakin that not showing up at Campbell could result in his facing AWOL charges, as well as missing movement, willfully disobeying a lawful order and showing contempt toward officials. A conviction on any of the charges could mean a dishonorable discharge, imprisonment and loss of all pay and allowances.
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If we have a President that shouldn’t be President; the military and general population need to know.
Then a civil suit would be coming down the pike against Obama for wrongful dismissal or termination.
They’ll discharge him in a way that he has no recourse to a hearing or court martial.
Oh,please...what civilian court would touch that with a ten foot pole?
What's the Fraud In Chief gonna do now?
Destroy decorated military officers for raising a valid point?
And WHERE is the damn media on this story? Watada was on every single newspaper, magazine and TV screen when he questioned President Bush.
Yet, when a damn democrat is questioned, no one in the damn media pays attention to the legitimate story.
If they want him out and gone they will find a way to do it.
Oh please, Lakin would have the ‘Standing’ to bring the suit...that dodge would be out the window.
You're damn right I was born in Mombasa!
It certainly might not get to Hussein,particularly if a quiet separation is the plan.But would Hussein (or his handlers) really want a court martial here?
A court martial is not about Obama, it will be about Lakin refusing orders, PERIOD.
ping
At least some one is standing up against this usurper....God Bless Him....
Really? Not inside *or* outside the courtroom?
It never dawns on you Obama suck-ups and trolls that Lt. Col. Lakin CAN’T follow orders.
He has sworn an oath to the Constitution. He CAN’T follow illegal orders. He has tried to follow orders. He tried to get confirmation from his superiors who then referred him to his representatives. His representatives referred him back to the Pentagon. Nobody can answer his question.
At least some one is standing up against this usurper....God Bless Him....
Here is the link to support Lt. Col. Lakin by donating to his defense fund.
http://safeguardourconstitution.com/support-the-foundation.html
The media is not going to cover this. Spread this information to all your e-mail lists.
It never dawns on you Obama suck-ups and trolls that Lt. Col. Lakin CAN’T follow orders.
He has sworn an oath to the Constitution. He CAN’T follow illegal orders. He has tried to follow orders. He tried to get confirmation from his superiors who then referred him to his representatives. His representatives referred him back to the Pentagon. Nobody can answer his question.
Ping
Really? Not inside *or* outside the courtroom?
“But his orders to deploy don’t come from Obama, they come from his Commissioned Superior Officer”
Bite me. I’m tired of all your games.
The Constitution is the law of the land.
To reiterate bite me!
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