“How will the court-martial establish that Obama has a birth certificate?”
I strongly suspect they won’t even try. The defense will request ‘discovery’, and the Board will rule it outside the scope of the trial. Then Lakin will either plead guilty, or sit thru the trial and be found guilty.
“In the New case, the Military Court of Appeals seems to have decided that every order is “lawful” unless it is an order to commit an obvious crime. Are you absolutely certain that obeying the orders you were given constituted a crime?”
Before someone refuses to obey an order, they ought to be pretty confident it is illegal. In my case - both of them - I could have told them exactly what made it illegal and provide the documents to back me up. I didn’t need to ‘discover’ evidence.
“If you don’t think Obama should have to be eligible or you don’t think that Obama should have to prove eligibility, does that change the court-martial panels obligation to determine such a fact with the best information available?”
Again, the Board won’t be convened to determine if Obama is President. That will be assumed UNLESS there is EVIDENCE to the contrary. And so far, Lakin hasn’t produced any evidence - just accusations.
Here’s his evidence..
Founder and Historian David Ramsay defines “natural born Citizen” in 1789
“CITIZENSHIP…BELONGS TO NONE BUT THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN BORN OF CITIZENS ”
Assuming that you wisely exercised your right to remain silent during the trial, how would you "tell" them anything? How would you provide documents? It is the process of "discovery" that permits such evidence to find itself before the court.
What is it about the charges against Lakin that makes you want to deny him the ability to mount a defense? It's a serious matter for a military officer to doubt the validity of his orders. If it is found that the orders were lawful, because Obama is eligible, just exactly what harm is done? Lakin will be punished, other officers will be cautioned by his unfortunate experience, and life will go on. What is it you fear?