Posted on 12/14/2010 9:25:59 AM PST by Smokeyblue
An Army doctor who disobeyed orders to deploy to Afghanistan because he questions Barack Obama's eligibility to be president has pleaded guilty to 1 of 2 charges against him.
At a court-martial proceeding Tuesday in Maryland, Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin of Greeley, Colo., pleaded guilty to not meeting with a superior when ordered to do so and not showing up at Fort Campbell in Kentucky where he was supposed to report.
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Yah. And you can type out cuss words without *#!%.
If they were general orders under Article 92, then the “lawfulness” section from Article 90 still applies. Lind only referred to i, but not to ii, iii, or iv.
The one that applies is ii:
(ii) Authority of issuing officer. The commissioned
officer issuing the order must have authority
to give such an order. Authorization may be based
on law, regulation, or custom of the service.
How can Lind say that authorization by a valid President is IRRELEVANT, when Congress specifically authorized only “the President” to use force in the war on terrorism? It’s right there in the elements for “lawfulness” that the order has to meet the Constitutional requirement as well as the elements of lawfulness for Article 90 - which includes that the issuing officer being properly authorized to make “such an order” (deployment order for combat forces, in this case).
Hold up... he pled guilty to “...pleaded guilty to not meeting with a superior when ordered to do so and not showing up at Fort Campbell in Kentucky where he was supposed to report.”
This seems to me to have a LOT of wiggle room in it.
I think this pleading was very carefully worded for appeal.
His keys are not broken. He hardly ever misses an opportunity for the Obama team to take advantage of the situation.
“And you can type out cuss words without *#!%.”
I prefer FR’s requiring of the creative muse.
Just typing profanity is gauche.
But he didn’t plead guilty on both counts.
B.S.
Operation Enduring Freedom is a combat operation authorized by the U.S. Congress and the U.N.
Commissioned officers in the Army have duties and responsibilities under Title 10, Subsections A and B. It’s Title 10 that makes their orders legal.
Were you born stupid or something?
I'm sorry, but that's not how it works. You can't qualify your guilty plea. In fact, the military judge is obligated to explore Lakin's understanding of his charges to ensure that he he understands completely what he's pleading guilty to, and what he's pleading guilty to is EXACTLY what the government is alleging. There are no "yeah, but"s allowed when entering a plea of guilty.
Weak, weasel comment.
I expected no less.
It’s posted for the enlightenment of folks who aren’t bitter
souls with personal axes to grind, who care to know what’s
not popularly reported, and who don’t know all the vast
complexities and facts of this issue.
This level of support given to Ltc Lakin by these
well-respected, career military officers now retired, with
decades of expertise, still very engaged WITH our military
and in military matters and in the vital survival of our
Constitution is very NOTABLE.
The world of reasonable, informed people highly respect their experience and opinions.
The courage of convictions makes one a target = they obviously aren’t cowards, scared to stand up for their knowledge, experience and beliefs with their position.
God bless them and protect them.
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The “colors” I have seen are of a woman who loves the Constitution and is dedicated to it and the rule of law.
She has spent countless hours doing the grunt work needed to expose the corruption of the Hawaiian bureaucrats involved in this case.
I see a woman who understands that this is about far more than either Obama or Lakin. It is about the very glue of the rule of law that holds Western civilization together.
And...Given the inaction of our nation's top military and their deafening silence regarding the natural born status of our White House resident, I seriously doubt that in the face of real tyranny that they would honor their oaths to defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign or domestic. I am not at all hopeful that these men with so much shiny brass on their shoulders would do that.
“But he didn’t plead guilty on both counts.”
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That’s right; and those in the know have been predicting for weeks that Lakin was going to contest the “missing movement” charge on the grounds that he was not ordered to be on a specific flight — other “missing movement” cases have been beaten with that kind of argument.
But that doesn’t mean that he can contest the charge on birther grounds. In his Care inquiry he stated several times that his orders were lawful, and it’s hard to believe he could simultaneously invoke an eligibility defense on the remaining charge.
We’ll know for sure in the next couple of hours.
yea, I do.
I am still very saddened over this situation.
What about takebacks?
Or ‘do overs’?
Maybe a mulligan?
Bull puckey. I have always loved the United States military. What they’re doing here makes me sick. It is the work of enemies among the ranks just as surely as Nidal Hasan was an enemy among the ranks. I’m very angry that the whole military structure has tolerated this assault on the Constitution, the MCM, SJ Res 23, the rank and file who deserve much better than this (including Lakin), and everybody who loves this country.
Neal Puckett said we should be raising a ruckus because the military structure refused to deal with Lakin’s concerns. The top brass said the Constitutional issue had to be dropped because the military structure isn’t going to serve justice.
How else would anybody suggest I show the depth of my disgust with the military leadership for what they have done in all this? I love the military. I am disgusted with the military leadership which is giving the military a black eye because of their disgusting disregard for the Constitution, the laws, and the MCM.
Lurking Libertarian is correct. It’s over. Lakin had no grounds for appeal regarding the issue of BO’s illegitimate presidency.
It doesn't appear that anyone "advised him" to do what he did. In fact, some of his current supporters, like LTG McInerney, have said they would have advised him otherwise.
However, LTC Lakin did seek reassurances, guidance and information from his chain of command AND from his elected representatives [Key Documents] prior to making his decision. He was either ignored, or otherwise received no assurances that his Commander in Chief was in fact, Constitutionally qualified.
Hey, it’s not the military’s job to determine the natural born status of the president of the United States. But it is their job to carry out the commander in chief’s orders. Let’s not go overboard with our conspiracy theories.
Joe, BDZ has a lot of family in the Military. I know for a fact she holds them in high esteem, and the military in high esteem. What she is objecting to are those IN the Military who are corrupt.
She isn’t attacking the military. You have miss-read her point of view.
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