Posted on 08/02/2010 5:29:53 AM PDT by captjanaway
Washington, D.C., August 2, 2010. The Army has now referred charges against LTC Terrence Lakin for a General Court Martial. This action triggered the appointment of a Military Judge to preside over the trial, which will likely be scheduled before October, and held in Washington, D.C. at Ft. McNair.
On August 6, 2010 at Ft. McNair in Washington, D.C., the court will convene for the purpose of Judge Lind taking Lakin’s plea to the charges which consist of “missing movement” and of refusing to obey orders. Today Lakin stated: “I am not guilty of these charges, and will plead ‘not guilty’ to them because of my conviction that our Commander-in-Chief may be ineligible under the United States Constitution to serve in that highest of all offices. The truth matters. The Constitution matters. If President Obama is a natural born citizen then the American people deserve to see proof, and if he is not, then I believe the orders in this case were illegal.” If convicted, Lakin faces up to four years at hard labor in a federal penitentiary.
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Missing movement carries the death penalty in times of war.
Article 92 is a tough one to prove since the Colonel has stated he is perfectly willing to obey his orders if it can be proved that Obama is a Natural Born citizen and eligible for the office.
The ultimate responsibility for whatever actions are taken in this war rest upon the office of the presidency.
Here is an example, Truman ordered the bomb dropped he did not choose the target or even when it would be dropped or by whom, as commander in chief he gave a simple order to use that weapon.
The same applies for Obama, he ordered a escalation of the war in Afghanistan and because of it this doctor was supposed to go over there.
The UCMJ does allow for refusing to obey illegal orders or commands but there is only one way where they can be proved to be illegal you have to suffer a court martial which is what we are seeing here.
Why don't you take your own advice and wrap your head around Article II of the Constitution.
Great point, Rowdy, your post will hit a nerve with all the Hasan, err Obama defenders.
You have to get it right the first time, otherwise you either have to call the medics or it is double-tap, depending on the situation.
Please demonstrate how Mr. Obama has violated Article II of the Constitution. And don’t come back with something that you read on the internet.
Here’s something that you can do about this. Get your state to enact legislation requiring that candidates for President present evidence that they are eligible for the Office IAW Art II. When Obama fails to produce the evidence, refuse to put him on the ballot. He will sue to be placed on the ballot without producing evidence. Now, you are in business and can go into court and play show and tell. Short of that, you are just whistlin’ Dixie.
No, that will be easy as the orders were legal. Proving that the orders were not legal will be impossible for all intents and purposes.
I suspect that most of these folks did not know the Convening Authority, Major General Karl Horst. If they had known him, they might have changed their predictions. Not to worry though. They, his legal counsel, his friends who talked him into this will not be penalized in any way. Lakin will be the only one standing in front of the Court Martial when they pronounce the verdict. A tragedy that did not have to happen.
You are one angry and ignorant B****.
CHARGE I, VIOLATION OF THE UCMJ. ARTICLE 87
The Specification: In that Lieutenant Colonel Terrence L. Lakin, US Army, did, at or near Arlington, Virginia, on or about 12 April 2010, through design, miss the movement of US Airways Flight Number 1123, departing from Baltimore/Washington International Airport arriving in Charlotte, North Carolina, in order to deploy for a Temporary Change of Station in support of Operation Enduring Freedom with the 32nd Calvary Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky, with which he was required in the course of duty to move.
CHARGE II, VIOLATION OF THE UCMJ . ARTICLE 92
Specification 1: In that Lieutenant Colonel Terrence L. Lakin, US Army, having knowledge of a lawful order issued by Lieutenant Colonel William Judd, to report to the office of his Brigade Commander, Colonel Gordon R. Roberts, at 1345 hours, or words to that effect, an order which it was his duty to obey, did, at or near Arlington, Virginia, on or about 31 March 2010, fail to obey the same by wrongfully not reporting as directed.
Specification 2: In that Lieutenant Colonel Terrence L. Lakin, US Army, having knowledge of a lawful order issued by Colonel Gordon R. Roberts, to wit: a memorandum signed by the said Colonel Gordon R. Roberts, dated 31 March 2010, an order which it was his duty to obey, did, at or near Arlington, Virginia, on or about 31 March 2010, fail to obey the same by wrongfully not reporting as directed.
Specification 3: In that Lieutenant Colonel Terrence L. Lakin, US Army, having knowledge of a lawful order issued by Colonel Peter M. McHugh, to wit: Temporary Change of Station orders 099-17, dated 9 April 2010, issued by Colonel Peter McHugh, requiring the said Lieutenant Colonel Terrence L. Lakin to report to Fort Campbell, Kentucky not later than 1500 hours on 12 April 2010, an order which it was his duty to obey, did at or near Washington, District of Columbia, on or about 12 April 2010, fail to obey the same by wrongfully failing to report to 32nd Calvary Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Specification 4: In that Lieutenant Colonel Terrence L. Lakin, US Army, who knew or should have known of his duties at or near Washington, District of Columbia, on or about 12 April 2010, was derelict in the performance of those duties in that he willfully failed to report to Fort Campbell, Kentucky in accordance with Temporary Change of Station orders 099-17, dated 9 April 2010, issued by Colonel Peter McHugh, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, as it was his duty to do.
No you are ignorant and delusional.
Wake up. Our troops are being used and killed by the Islamists cause they are in control. Go watch Tv and go back to your dream world.
This thread has a loads of Obama lovers. LTC Lakin is a hero. Seems like a lot of a*s kisser who kissed the brass a*s to get cheap smokes at the PX.
What does this have to do with Lakin's Court Martial?
They are being set up by the Islamist. Go bow to Obama like a stooge. Amazing.
Ahh a true Obama defender. Answer this quiestion:
Is Barack Obama an Article II "natural born citizen"???
Yes or No.
I have no idea and neither do you. You think that just because I’m in touch with reality, I’m an Obama defender. What I do know is that he complied with all of the requirements to be listed on the ballots of the states, he received a majority of the votes cast and won enough electoral votes to be certified by the Congress as the winner and sworn in.
I don’t happen to agree with the rules as written, I think that candidates should be required to present evidence that demonstrates that they are eligible for the office.
So back to you, how did Mr. Obama violate Article II? Please include evidence that he is not as he claims, a natural born citizen.
Having said that, I would be perfectly happy to have Lakin and Obummer share a cell for a decade or so.
If that is their plan, they are really flying on a wing and a prayer. They would first have to exhaust the courts of military appeals, something very unlikely to occur, and then have the case heard by the Supreme Court. The military appeals courts will rule on the facts in the case. Since the Obama question will never come up, those rulings will be pretty cut and dry, certainly not something that would warrant consideration by the Supreme Court. Where did these guys go to law school: The Panama Beach School of Law and Tatooing?
So then based upon that blatant non-committal answer you post your nonsense here on this forum????
Come on -- get some cajones -- answer the question: Yes or No.
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