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December 15, 2010
Lakin Pleads Guilty To 1 Count
Lakin pleads guilty to 1 count
Army doctor who questioned eligibility of Obama accused of missing assignments
An Army physician who was facing multiple counts for allegedly failing to follow orders because he questioned whether Barack Obama legitimately occupies the Oval Office today pleaded guilty to one count.
The case involves Greeley, Colo., native Lt. Col. Terry Lakin.
Lakin pleaded guilty to not meeting with a superior when ordered to do so and not showing up at Fort Campbell in Kentucky as assigned.
The possible penalties range to 18 months in prison and dismissal from the Army, officials have said.
But Lakin has maintained his plea of not guilty to a second charge – involving a flight he allegedly was assigned to take but missed.
His defense attorney, Neal Puckett, earlier confirmed he would work to limit the punishment for Lakin, following the judge's determination that Lakin's reasons, and all of the evidence, testimony and facts related to his actions, played no part in the case.
Lakin disobeyed orders to deploy to Afghanistan to try to force Obama to produce his birth certificate and other documents that might establish whether he is a "natural born citizen," the constitutional requirement for any president.
In an interview selected as Video of the Day by the Western Center for Journalism, Puckett said his goal during the court martial will be to "minimize the punishment" the Army will mete out to Lakin for disobeying orders.
Puckett called on Lakin's supporters to start thinking about what will happen to the decorated flight surgeon after the court martial.
"If he loses his career in the Army, and if by losing his career in the Army his career as a doctor is put into jeopardy, he still has to support his family financially," Puckett said.
"If he is viewed as a hero by some for taking a stand, and he has to suffer because of that, people need to think, 'Because he did that for me, what can I do for him?'"
After requesting assignment to a combat unit so he could serve in Afghanistan, Lakin was required in his orders to produce his birth certificate. According to Puckett, Lakin's conscience was troubled when he realized Obama, the man responsible for sending American servicemen to Afghanistan, has never produced his own birth certificate.
Lakin deliberately disobeyed orders to deploy to Afghanistan again because of doubts that Obama is eligible to occupy the Oval Office.
"He's stuck in a situation where he has disobeyed military orders, those orders issued from military authority, and the army is not allowing him to look beyond that," said Puckett. "That's why he's going to court martial. ... Our job will be to minimize that punishment and allow him to move forward in a way that is not damaging to his family."
Puckett characterized Lakin's disobedience as "courageous" and an act of "civil disobedience."
"He acknowledges responsibility for his decisions he made and he's made them courageously. He's sort of engaging in classic civil disobedience. He's saying 'I am acting in accordance with my conscience. My conscience will not let me do this unless I find out certain information.' He knew from the very beginning this could cause him personal harm, That's true courage. It's moral courage, it's physical courage. You have to admire him for that.
"The goal we would all like to have is to be acquitted of charges, but sometimes the evidence or the facts or the circs don't allow for that," said Puckett. "The next level of defense for someone who cannot be acquitted under the evidence is to achieve the best possible outcome under the circumstances.
"The prosecution is really out to get him," Puckett added. "They really trumped up the charges higher than they needed to be."
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Wild Thing's comment.......
Any doubter gets attacked.
Meanwhile the Wikileaks leaker and the Ft. Hood terrorist have not been brought to trial yet.
What a nightmare this Obama is to our country. Like a terrible virus we cannot get rid of that is infecting every walk of life and every American. Those still supporting Obama are as evil as he is, because they do not love our beloved country just like their leader.
....Thank you Mark for sending this to me.
Mark
3rd Mar.Div. 1st Battalion 9th Marine Regiment
1/9 Marines aka The Walking Dead
VN 66-67
Posted by Wild Thing at December 15, 2010 04:47 AM
Comments
He's given up and just wants this travesty to end. He's not getting any justice and he wants it over with, you can't blame him for that.
Posted by: Mark at December 15, 2010 06:28 PM
