Army Flight Surgeon Seeks Truth About Obama's Eligibility

by Rhonda J Mangus | March 31, 2010 at 02:00 am
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Army Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin is seeking the truth about whether or not President Barack Obama is eligible to serve as president of the United States according to a news release issued on March 30th, 2010.

Colonel Lakin, a lead Army flight surgeon who has received numerous awards and decorations, said he is willing to risk a court-martial if that's what it takes to determine whether or not President Obama is eligible to serve in the Oval Office.

Colonel Lakin said he had informed his superiors that he cannot understand how his oath of office to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution” does not permit him, as a military officer, to pursue proof of eligibility from his commander-in-chief.  In addition, he noted that his efforts have been rebuffed with legal evasions. Given the Obama Administration’s “transparency” initiative, the colonel believes many U.S. citizens are also demanding release of the original birth certificate.

Many U.S. citizens, known as the Birthers, are demanding the release of President Obama's original birth certificate. Furthermore, Colonel Lakin is not the first military personnel to question Obama's eligibility to hold presidential office.

In September 2009 Army Captain Connie Rhodes filed a complaint in the Columbus division of the U.S. District Court. Captain Rhodes, who was fighting deployment to Afghanistan, had also challenged the legitmacy of Obama's presidency. A similar lawsuit was filed by Maj. Stefan Frederick Cook in July 2009. Both Rhodes and Cook were represented by Dr. Orly Taitz, Esq., a national figure in the Birthers movement.

Judge Clay Land, who heard both legal cases, tossed out both cases.

In Cook, Judge Land claimed:


[T]he judicial branch shouldn’t inject itself into “political disputes” and shouldn’t get involved in hypothetical debates that haven’t yet become actual legal disputes.


In Rhodes, Judge Land warned Dr. Taitz against 'frivolous' lawsuits in a 'widely-praised' 14-page Order denouncing Taitz and Birtherism and imposed a fine upon Dr. Taitz in the amount of $20,0000 for misconduct. The warning and fine came as a result of an appeal filed by Dr. Taitz on Rhodes behalf requesting stay of deployment.

Captain Rhodes later denied she authorized Dr. Taitz to file the appeal for stay of deployment.

Court Martial Likely for Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin

Colonel Lakin has refused all military orders, inviting his own court-martial, in pursuit of the truth about the president's eligibility under the U.S. Constitution to hold office.


Article II, sec. 1 of the U. S. Constitution explicitly provides that only “natural born” citizens can serve as president and commander-in-chief. Mr. Obama’s continuing refusal to release his original 1961 birth certificate has brought Lt. Col. Lakin to the point where he feels his orders are unlawful, and thus MUST be disobeyed.

American Patriot Foundation Establishes Legal Fund for Lt. Col. Lakin


The American Patriot Foundation, a non-profit group incorporated in 2003 to foster appreciation and respect for the U.S. Constitution, immediately announced it has set up a legal defense fund and will provide Lt. Col. Lakin with a top-flight defense team. Details are available on the foundation’s website, www.safeguardourconstitution.com.


Read key documents in Lt. Col. Lakin's case, including an unedited version of a report initiated by a retired CIA officer who commissioned an investigator to look into President Barack Obama's birth certificate and eligibility issue. The report gives a detailed explanation of the manner in which birth records may be obtained in the State of Hawaii.

Watch video: American Patriot Foundation: FTC Terry Lakin Defense Fund

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giveitabreakalready

Onus of proof lies with the accuser. No proof-yet again. Yawn. This is such a stupid and repetitive argument. Next

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t k kidwai

The biggest lie this Lt.Col.is telling by saying 'in persuit of truth'.Were he a truth seeker,he shouldn't have joined the army.No body is going to beleive this crook.

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Spitfire

Oh, Please!! this is no lie...Where is it???? WHERE IS THE ORIGINAL birth certificate????Have you seen it?? ANYWHERE! Guess Kidwai has not seen this man's medals..they go on forever.   Let's see...honorable Lt. Col. or Kidwai???? ha! and the OVER 2 million the Obama crook has been spending to cover it all up.  Where are all of Obama's records? Come on! Post them~~ WE would love to see them~!  Have you any of them?   Yeah, who is the "crook" lier.

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rik

even glenn beck stopped supporting the "birthers"give this a rest and get on with  life- jeez, what a bunch of backward rednecks

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Thomas Jefferson

Thanks a lot all of you lobotomites who can't understand that the Constitution is your Bill of Rights. All this man is asking is that the Commander In Chief be in compliance with YOUR Constitution. If he isn't, then you have forfeited your freedom. Maybe freedom isn't high on your list of priorities. Is it too out of line for the people of this country to ask to see the documentation verifying that the Commander In Chief is in compliance? Apparently so. The people who value the civil rights set forth in the Constution are not 'nut cases',' birthers', 'red necks', 'racists', or any of the other labels you lobotomites sling at them. They are people who believe in the America created by our founding fathers. One of the people filing lawsuits and actively seeking the truth is an American of African descent named Alan Keyes. He's not a racist.As for Glenn Beck, who cares if he's rolling over whimpering and giving up. That doesn't mean you have to.

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ohplease

A paranoid conspirasist should take care using phrases like lobotomites. It moves you from being just silly to the really stupid category.

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lets be real

Why doesn't Obama just show his birth certificate, you know, the one that was signed by the doctor who delivered him?????????  Obama  has paid way too much money to have his records sealed for someone who is being honest............  It's a matter of Constitution and protection for the US citizen...........  It's called obeying the laws of the land............ Time for him to buck up and  start being real.......................

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Karen Hatter

Obama’s staff posted a copy of his birth certificate on the campaign’s Web site to show that he was born in Hawaii. The birth certificate, known as the “short form,” is used officially in Hawaii to prove that someone was born in the state. However, this form only added fuel to the fire for the conspiracy theorists, who claim that only the “long form” providing more detail about President Obama’s birth is acceptable proof that he was born in the United States.

Despite the fact that government officials in Hawaii and non-partisan groups have all authenticated Obama’s birth certificate, the “birther” movement continues to gain adherents. They are egged on by very vocal proponents, including Joseph Farah, publisher of World Net Daily, a right-wing on-line newspaper, and two attorneys, Philip Berg and Orly Taitz. Berg and Taitz are also known for promoting other anti-government conspiracy theories.

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IamDestiny

My children were born in California, but have a "short form" birth certificate from Canada and own Canadian and US passports.  Their father, even though is now an american citizen, was born in Canada.  All we had to do is show his "long form" birth certificate to the Canadian consulate, fill in the paperwork and pay the fee.  Do you have any idea how easy it is to obtain a "short form" birth certificate? Very easy.The reason obama can't show his "long form birth certificate" with his mother's signature and a doctor's signature is because it would prove he was not born in the USA.  The same reason he has hidden his school records, because it would prove that he applied to Harvard and Columbia as a foreign exchange student.  Obama did have US citizenship (not natural born), because his mother was born in Kanas, but obama gave up his US citizenship when he was adopted by his Indonesian step-father and went to school for 6 years in Indonesia (only Indonesian citizens could be enrolled and Indonesia did NOT recognize duel citizenship).  You and I stood in front of an American flag and pledged allegiance at least a thousand times more than obama ~ it's about loyalty to OUR country (one nation, under god).  Obama said in his book that he travelled to Pakistan on his Indonesian passport because Americans were not able to enter the country in 1981.  How many passports has obama owned.  He admitted to owning a British passport because of his father, but he said that he since gave it up.  How many other passports has he given up?The bottom line:  If you like obama, you don't care if he was born on planet Mars, if you don't like him and what he's doing to our country, then it matters.By the way, I'm a registered democrat and I don't trust obama and his gang of greedy thieves!

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YankeeJim

FIrst, I agree that there should have been a legal finding about the President's qualification before the election. I think that happened to the letter of the law with the "short form." A child doesn't have control of the circumstances at birth. With his mother being American, it is reasonable to conclude that Barrack Obama is American.

Through vairous circumstances in life, living and studying abroad and such, it is reasonable that documentation will show variations in details. These are irrelevant and circumstantial, IMO.

The birthers are a distraction from getting on with today's business. They are themseleves, irrelevant.

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beansnrice

We want to see his long-form, hospital-generated birth certificate.  We question his eligibility.  What is there to hide?  Obama could end the controversy in a heartbeat, but either he likes all the talk and speculation, or he really is hiding someting.  The more he hides, the more curious we become.  And what about all his other records from his early years--they are all purposefully hidden from public view!  Why?  Why?  It doesn't make sense unless he is hiding something very dreadful.

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YankeeJim

Fear mongering and proclaiming "dreadfulness" is indication of some sort of hysteria.

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nanute

I don't know what usefulness this story accomplishes, aside from continuing to fame the flames of doubters that will never accept the president as legitimate. First he was a Muslim, then his middle name was Mohamed and then "he's not a US Citizen." The campaign released a certified copy of the short form birth certificate, and lo and behold, the doubters claimed it was a forgery. Here's a link to a check on the facts surrounding Obama. It won't make one iota of difference to those that are trying to de-legitimize the election of President Obama. PolitiFact | Obama's birth certificate: Final chapter

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Karen Hatter

Forget it, Nanute.

Common sense or logic cannot and will not dissuade those who insist this nonsense is credible.

What is most interesting is now that Senator Obama is now President Obama, this continued exercise is an exercise to overturn the results of the election, with the majority of Americans voting for Barack Obama in November 2008, as birthers continue trying to nullify his qualification as a citizen after the fact, since they were unsuccessful before the election.

I've yet to hear one conservative or Right Winger that does not embrace the birther delusion state this is an attempt to overturn the results of a duly elected president.

 

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nanute

You are most likely correct Karen. I just thought I'd make an honest attempt at reason. What was I thinking?

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utilaeastwind

this is an attempt to overturn the results of a duly elected president

If the Obama Administration will not release the original Birth Certificate, speculation will only increase. If there are critical differences between the Certificate of Live Birth and the Birth Certificate or even if his Birth Certificate provides information that would have diminished Obama's elect-ability, all hell could break loose.

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Karen Hatter

Utilaeastwind, birthers do not represent a substantial percentage of the American population and are mainly found among those known as the Tea Partiers, Republicans and conservatives, less than 25% of the electorate.

The majority of Americans, those that are rational and reasonable, have long since dismissed this nonsense.

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The truth is

Barack did not have Two parents that were American citizens

If prince harry had a child with brittany speers, that child could not be eligible to be president

That is the same as Barack, his father was British

This is an allegiance clause, that is written into the constitution, for our protection against foreign influence
The birth certificate doesn't matter in this case

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nanute

If you knew anything about the US Constitution, you wouldn't have made this ridiculous claim. Here's the relevant section for your consideration:

Age and Citizenship requirements - US Constitution, Article II, Section 1

No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United States.

And please don't try and tell me that he doesn't meet the definition of a natural born citizen.
 

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The truth is

or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President;

This phrase is not an either or phrase. It means the person, at the time the constitution was adoptedonly, is eligible

Barack was not alive at the signing of the constitution

"And please don't try and tell me that he doesn't meet the definition of a natural born citizen."
---------Well, to be eligible he needs too meet three criteria-He only has two

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nanute

Maybe this will help you out, though I'm doubtful:

The 14th Amendment defines citizenship this way: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." But even this does not get specific enough. As usual, the Constitution provides the framework for the law, but it is the law that fills in the gaps. The Constitution authorizes the Congress to do create clarifying legislation in Section 5 of the 14th Amendment; the Constitution, in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4, also allows the Congress to create law regarding naturalization, which includes citizenship.

Currently, Title 8 of the U.S. Code fills in the gaps left by the Constitution. Section 1401 defines the following as people who are "citizens of the United States at birth:"

  • Anyone born inside the United States *
  • Any Indian or Eskimo born in the United States, provided being a citizen of the U.S. does not impair the person's status as a citizen of the tribe
  • Any one born outside the United States, both of whose parents are citizens of the U.S., as long as one parent has lived in the U.S.
  • Any one born outside the United States, if one parent is a citizen and lived in the U.S. for at least one year and the other parent is a U.S. national
  • Any one born in a U.S. possession, if one parent is a citizen and lived in the U.S. for at least one year
  • Any one found in the U.S. under the age of five, whose parentage cannot be determined, as long as proof of non-citizenship is not provided by age 21
  • Any one born outside the United States, if one parent is an alien and as long as the other parent is a citizen of the U.S. who lived in the U.S. for at least five years (with military and diplomatic service included in this time)
  • A final, historical condition: a person born before 5/24/1934 of an alien father and a U.S. citizen mother who has lived in the U.S.

* There is an exception in the law — the person must be "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States. This would exempt the child of a diplomat, for example, from this provision.


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The truth is

Citizen
Naturalized or naturalization

None of those make a person eligible to be potus

The qualification is Natural born, as in no man made law, is necessary to prove you are natural born

Everything in the 14 amendment is a man made Law, thus not natural

Ever hear of the President named Chester Arthur / He was a dual citizen Potus

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The truth is

Pay close to attention to all the details in a LONG FORM, ie: the hospital information and certification, physician’s signature, details about parents and citizenship (INCLUDING where the parents were born) and signature of BOTH parents.

The details about the parents are most important when trying to determine “NATURAL BORN” status for the child. The parents must BOTH be United States Citizens. The child MUST be born in the USA or its territories.

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herringbone

Hey, Wikipedia says he was born in Hawaii... CASE CLOSED!!!  :-D    

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ROlsen

Wikipedia is not a valid source. Technically, you could be quoting yourself, so definitely not case closed.

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D. Smith

Yes I would Love to see it! I\ve spent 10 years in the Special Forces and if this true and Barrack Obama isn't a True American Then Joe Bidden should take over ASAP!!!!!!!! What is the Big Deal about showing your birth certificate unless your hiding something???????/ Maybe all of our troops should put all of their orders on hold until the True comes out??/

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The truth is

D Smith
I sure hope the military is behind the American people
I sure wish I knew if they were

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GoNRA

God Bless the U.S. Military and the strength of the few who are willing to stand up for the truth.  This man deserves a promotion.

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Morgan H

Of course Obama doesn't hand over his birth certificate, and quite frankly he shouldnt have to. How many previous presidents have been asked to verify their citizenship? None. But as soon as we get a president who doesnt quite look like the rest, we automatically begin a riot trying to prove he's not from here....? That ridiculous, embarassing, and if I were the president, I'd be insulted. The president is half white, half African, accept it, embrace it, and for God's sake get over it.

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ROlsen

Where do you find the genetic make-up of Obama? He is not half African. He is only 1/16th black. Get your facts straight before you make yourself sound even more ridiculous.

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