Citizens for the Constitution;
We owe a debt of gratitude to Ms. Maureen Dowd, OP ED Columnist for The New York Times Slime, for she has done the Article II Constitutionalists (pejoratively called ‘Birthers’) a great service with her inaccurate, biased, and treasonous reporting of the LTC Terry Lakin Court Martial held at Ft. Meade, MD, December 14-16, 2010.
First of all, it is interesting to note that, along with Barry Soetoro (aka Barack Hussein Obama) himself, The New York Times was one of the first to claim the title of ‘Birther’, as can be seen from the attached articles during the 2008 presidential campaign:
The WALL STREET JOURNAL – Clinton, Obama Agree: McCain a “Natural Born Citizen” – April 11, 2008http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/04/11/clinton-obama-agree-mccains-a-natural-born-citizen/
The New York Times – A Hint of New Life to a McCain Birth Issue – July 11, 2008http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/us/politics/11mccain.html
A more extensive list of the original ‘Birthers’ can be seen here [1]. (It includes such auspicious names and publications as Senators Hillary Clinton, Patrick Leahy, & Barry Soetoro/Barack Obama, The Wall Street Journal, CBS News, The Washington Post, UPI, and Factcheck.org).
Below is her OP ED piece on the subject of the ‘Usurper in Chief’! The Article II Constitutionalists have been trying for 2 years to get that term ‘Usurper in Chief’ in front of the media and the public, as well as the opportunity to point out that she and her beloved Lame Stream Media were the original ‘Birthers’. So again, we say thanks to Maureen Dowd.
Below is the article, with some corrections in blue italics.
The results of this Kangaroo Courts Martial, a total “sham”, said Attorney Orly Taitz, proved beyond any reasonable doubts, that we not only have a Usurper in Chief sitting in ourWhite House, but that our Constitution no longer stands as the Supreme Law of the Land, and a Military Coup has taken place!
Since all of the 111th Congress is complicit in this act of treason to our Constitution, it now falls upon We the People, in conjunction with any non-complicit new members of the 112thCongress (and new Governors) to right this ship of State, exonerate LTC Terry Lakin and pronounce him a hero to the Republic, and restore our Nation to be the Constitutional Republicthat made this the greatest Nation on Earth.
Neil B. Turner Citizens for the Constitution
Usurper in Chief?
By MAUREEN DOWD
Published: December 14, 2010
FORT MEADE, Md.
Maureen Dowd, New York Times OP-ED COLUMNISTHe can’t handle the truth.
At least not while he’s facing the brig.
Lt. Col. Terry Lakin of the Army had a motley crew of frustrated Birthers Article II Constitutionalists at his court-martial here on Tuesday. The decorated Pentagon doctor from Colorado became the movement’s hero when he went on YouTube in March to brazenly urge President Obama to show “honesty and integrity” by releasing his “original signed birth certificate, if you have one.” He vowed to disobey what he called “illegal orders” to deploy to Afghanistan because he did not regard Obama as a legitimate commander in chief. (How can anyone who lives under or swears an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution think otherwise?)
Originally, Colonel Lakin and his frenzied supporters had wanted to reveal the Ultimate Truth, what they consider the biggest hoax ever perpetrated — that a foreigner, a “Usurper in Chief,” had seized control of the Oval Office. (How can anyone who lives under or swears an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution think otherwise?)
But then the military judge, Col. Denise Lind, denied a request for President Obama to testify and for his birth certificate to be entered into evidence.
So now the Birthers consider the court-martial part of the dastardly conspiracy. “This whole trial looks like a sham,” said Orly Taitz, a tall blonde California dentist, lawyer and leader in the Birther Article II Constitutionalists movement. “I was raised in the Soviet Union. This was worse than what I’ve seen in the Soviet Union.”
If Lakin ever envisioned his court-martial as the slingshot that could bring down a presidency and prove that the Birthers are heroes rather than loonies, he had given up that dream by the time he entered a guilty plea and backed up a not guilty plea with a technicality.
The balding, gray colonel may not have truly changed his beliefs. But he looked small and shaken as he admitted to disobeying orders from his boss, Gordon Roberts, aMedal of Honor recipient. He murmured “Yes, ma’am” over and over in a low voice as the precise Judge Lind pressed him on whether he understood that “the dictates of conscience do not justify disobeying a lawful order.” (disobeying unlawful orders from an illegitimate ‘Usurper in Chief’ is totally justified, however).
Sobered by the prospect of a dishonorable dismissal, losing his pension and serving hard time, as well as facing a panel of military superiors in dress uniforms, Colonel Lakin said the winter had been “a confusing time, a very emotional time for me.” His shoulders slumped, he offered excuses about how he had gotten conflicting advice from lawyers — his defense was underwritten by Birthers Article II Constitutionalists.
“I understand that it was my decision, and I made the wrong choice,” he told the judge.
His civilian lawyer, Neal Puckett, said Lakin is innocent of the charge of “missing a movement.” Simply because he missed U.S. Airways Flight 1123 on April 12, which was supposed to be the start of his journey to Fort Campbell, Ky., to join his unit, the lawyer argued, does not mean he couldn’t have gotten another flight or driven.
This was an attempt to get him off on a technicality because Lakin had stated back then that he had no intention of joining the unit at all.
In the voir dire, Puckett asked some colonels who were prospective panelists if they considered the Birther Article II Constitutionalists movement to be racist.
While disappointed there wasn’t a more full-throated trial of Obama’s provenance — unlike Lakin, the president is considered by Birthers Article II Constitutionaliststo be guilty until he proves himself innocent — the Birthers Article II Constitutionalists, who had come from all over the country to the trial, stood by their man.
Literally, in the case of Kate Vandemoer, a 55-year-old blogger and hydrologist from North Dakota, who rose with Lakin when he offered his plea.
“I feel very close to him,” said Vandemoer. “This is a very serious national security matter.”
Some argued that whether Obama was born in Hawaii is not really the point; the point is, he’s not “a natural-born citizen.” “You must be born in the U.S. with two parents who are U.S. citizens,” they explained. Obama, they argued, has “a dual allegiance” that makes Americans “sitting ducks.”
“His father was a British Subject,” said a pamphlet passed out by Vandemoer. “He believes he is a Citizen of the world.”
Eldon Bell, a 76-year-old retired Air Force officer and doctor from Rapid City, S.D., said he “drove three days through a damn blizzard just to get here.” Comparing the president to Hitler, another “usurper,” he said “if he is not legitimate, our soldiers serving under him can be tried and hanged like the Nazis at Nuremberg.”
James Haven (sic) (that should read Dr. James David MANNING), a black preacher from New York, dismissed Obama as “the long-legged Mack Daddy, the president of all pimps.”
With the last three presidents, there has been an attempt to go beyond criticism to delegitimization, to paint them as not just wrong, but charlatans who have no right to the job. With Obama, the craziness is infused with biases about race and religion.
But, in the end, the court-martial offers one big truth: President Obama doesn’t have to show Terry Lakin anything. The colonel should have followed orders.
An election for President and Commander in Chief of the Military must strive to be above reproach. Our public institutions must give the public confidence that a presidential candidate has complied with the election process that is prescribed by our Constitution and laws. It is only after a presidential candidate satisfies the rules of such a process that he/she can expect members of the public, regardless of their party affiliations, to give him/her the respect that the Office of President so much deserves.
With the conviction of LTC Lakin in a kangaroo court the president, congress, SCOTUS, MSM and the Joint Chief of Staff have declared war on all law abiding Americans. These terrorists have takent their first prisoner. The last two years have proven that we cannot negotiate with these terrorists.
ReplyDeleteAll brave men and women would stand up against these terrorists in D.C. Why are all the military personnel that agree with LTC Lakin sitting down.
When I was in Vietnam I risked Court Martial demanding why an order to stop protecting our Marines was being followed. I, only one of 800, was the only one. The military is made up of members that are afraid of the terrorists that are giving them orders.