Of course she does. You're an expert in military jurisprudence, and she's the bumbling dolt. That's how all JAGs get their appointments to judicial billets - stupidity.
Counselor Jensen, is that you?
I predict the panel (jury) is going to throw the book at LTC. Lakin.
From CAAFlog:
After receiving the answers to their inquiries (reported in the previous liveblogging entry), the members (jury) deliberated for twelve more minutes before returning their verdict. The court-martial moved immediately to sentencing.
The prosecution played in its entirety LTC Lakin’s YouTube video announcing his plans to refuse to deploy. At the conclusion of the tape, the birthers in the audience stood and gave sustained applause. The military judge did not gavel the court to order; she simply let them finish. I am reasonably certain that their outburst will not count against the accused; but in no way could it have helped.
The prosecution then called Colonel Roberts, the brigade commander and Medal Of Honor recipient, to the stand as their first live witness. He testified that the accused’s behavior was unprofessional and had a negative impact on the unit. Cross examination was limited and, according to Colonel Sullivan, “didn’t really go anywhere.”
MAJ Dobson, the doctor who had to replace LTC Lakin on short notice, testified next. He recounted how two days after arriving in theatre, the unit suffered a mass-casualty attack, with sixteen wounded. He said that he was not, in his opinion, as well-prepared to deal with the attack as he would have been had he had longer to prepare for operations at the Foward Operating Base(FOB). The defense suggested on cross that the deployment was probably a good career opportunity for the major personally. Another point which will likely not go over well.
The next witness was Major Dobson’s wife, herself a combat veteran, who testified that she and her husband had to forego some coursework they had planned to take together, and that as a result of his short-notice deployment, he missed the award ceremony in which she was awarded the Bronze Star. She also testified about how hard it was to prepare their young son for his dad’s sudden and unexpected departure.
Your words not mine. I simply found a variety of errors in logic and rationale. For example, she suggested that Congress is the only governmental body that can vet presidential eligiblity, yet there is no Constitutional provision that makes this declaration. The existence of state laws that allow citizens to challenge candidates on the basis of eligibility goes further in disproving her ill-stated belief.