FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - An Army doctor who disobeyed orders to deploy to Afghanistan because he questioned President Barack Obama's eligibility to be commander in chief was sentenced by a jury Thursday to six months in a military prison and dismissal from the Army.
The military jury spent nearly five hours deliberating punishment for Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin on Thursday after three days of court martial proceedings at Fort Meade, outside Baltimore.
Lakin was convicted of disobeying orders _ he had pleaded guilty to that count _ and missing a flight that would have gotten him to his eventual deployment. An Army commander, Maj. Gen. Karl Horst, still has to approve the sentence returned by the jury. Upon approval of the sentence, Lakin is granted an automatic appeal that would be considered by the Army Court of Criminal Appeals. He was to begin serving his sentence immediately.
In online videos posted on YouTube, Lakin aligned himself with the so-called "birther" movement that questions whether Obama is a natural-born citizen, as the Constitution requires for presidents, and said he was inviting his own court martial.
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4 comments:
Lost his pension too, idiot sucked in by people who cannot accept the election.
I don't agree with disobeying orders but I respect the stand Lakin took.
I find this whole birth certificate argument riddled with ignorance. I was born nearly 60 years ago at Easton Memorial Hospital. My birth certificate issued by the Maryland Department of Vital Statistics is titled, "Certificate of Live Birth." It is the only document I have ever had, yet I have used it my whole life to enter first grade, get a SS card, a driver's license, a voter registration card, a passport, etc. Sure seems like a birth cert. to me!
My parents (in their 90s) were each born(attended only by midwives) on farms. Neither has ever had a birth certificate. However, they both enjoyed all the benefits of US citizenship (as outlined above) by simply following a state sanctioned process.
My son, born in another state, also has a"Certificate of Live Birth." It is the only document he has ever had. It worked for him, too.
Before anyone questions the legimacy of Obams's BC, please look at your own. Since these documents are issued by over 50 different juridictions--They are not necessarily identical! What is called a BC in one state may be a "certificate of live birth" in another. Some states have physicians' signatures, others do not.
The problem, 10:33, is that you are using logic, reason, and an adult-oriented demeanor in your argument. Birthers can only hear screaming and grunting.
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