Got news for you. Military officers do not have quite the luxury of picking and choosing which orders to follow. If they fail to obey on grounds that an order is unlawful, then they’d best be lawyered up and if found in the wrong, they’ll have plenty of time to think about it.
Lakin was making a political protest based on conspiracy theory. Not a wise move.
We may not like it, bur Obama IS the President of the United States and the Commander-in-chief. And the war is authorized by the United States Congress. Do not ask our military officers to get caught up in political conspiracy theory.
Actually they do have the right to pick and choose what rules and regulations they follow.
I believe is was General Patton that said “Rules and Regulations exist for the discretion of the Commander.”
It is also against the UCMJ to kill or inflict bodily harm on people, yet our commanders order it everyday in combat. They are protected by the legality of such orders.
From the beginning of this whole thing I have said Lakin has the right to disobey an unlawful order, he also has to prove it is unlawful, this court took away his ability and right to prove the orders he was given were unlawful, that is a threat on our Constitution.
I have also said I expected he would be found guilty if Obama proved he was eligible.
The political conspiracy here is the cover up of Obama’s ineligibility, not the search for the truth if he is eligible