A doctor who is a Lt. Colonel in the Army is also a birther. He’s so steeped in the birther delusion that he’s willing to ruin his career and go to jail over it.
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.
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In a press release issued today by the American Patriot Foundation, which is raising money for Lakin’s defense, he waxed heroic:
“I invited my court martial, and today I stand ready to answer these charges. I was prepared to deploy if only the President would authorize the release of the proof of his eligibility. He refused, and now the court will determine the issue, and my fate. The constitution matters. The truth matters,” he said.
I just don’t get this guy. What does he think is going to happen? Does he think he’s going to somehow compel Obama himself to produce a mythical “long form” birth certificate and then get Obama removed from office in some way because he assumes he’s correct? Does he think he’ll be some kind of hero?
I really need some military experts to weigh in on this because my understanding is that these charges are very serious and could result in a long jail term for the Lt. Col. as well as loss of pension and benefits. From what I’ve been reading, the Lt. Col.’s case is quite unprecedented because he’s refusing to obey orders from the Pentagon, these aren’t orders from President Obama. That sounds like it could open a whole can of worms for military procedure if this guy is allowed to be excused for that reason.