Formal court martial charges have been brought against Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin, the Army doctor who believes President Obama may not be a natural born citizen, for failing to follow orders, the military said today.
Lakin was charged Thursday "with one specification of a violation of Article 87, Missing Movement and four specifications of a violation of Article 92 (three specifications of Failure to Obey a Lawful Order, and one Specification of Dereliction of Duty)," said Chuck Dasey, spokesman at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, where Lakin is assigned.
The court martial is likely to raise the prominence of what is already a cause célèbre among Birther adherents.
This type of action is pathetic on two levels. Not only is this man a member of the US Armed Forces, but he is a doctor.
Though many will refuse to admit it, the Birther movement is largely predicated on one thing and one thing only - abject racism. But don't expect any conservative to admit that there is any such thing.
Here's an exit question for you. Considering this man's abject ignorance and willingness to not only put his fellow servicemen in danger for not reporting for duty that he signed up for, but putting your life in danger by picking and choosing when he will and won't serve, do you really want someone like him protecting your freedoms?
2 comments:
I have nothing but respect for soldiers as my father was one for most of his life. They follow orders and they serve whomever is in charge of the civilian government. Any that don't need to be cut out of the body least they infect the whole. Following orders and respecting the chain of command is the only thing that keeps chaos at bay. He needs to be made an example of to end this birther bullshit once and for all. I am getting just a bit tired of all this crap from the Right. It's time to enforce the laws and fight lies with truth.
I agree totally: the only thing I want to see with this guy is him breaking rocks in Leavenworth.
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