>The legitimacy of Obama’s “Presidency “ is the question being avoided.
Absolutely it’s being avoided.
>The way I see it is that all military personnel have authority flowing from a legitimate President; and all military personnel - E1 and up - are charged with obeying legitimate orders.
This brings up an interesting thought experiment I posted over here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2638933/posts
Good thinking .... My answer to the question is that all orders received from a superior are legitimate until proven otherwise.
Lakin should have obeyed his orders.