[From WorldNetDaily.com, by Bob Unruh, story here]
Waives initial hearing on charges of failing to obey chain of command
An Army officer who invited his own court-martial to resolve for the nation questions about Barack Obama’s eligibility to be president has waived a preliminary hearing in his case.
Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin, who refused orders from a chain of command led by Obama, also today (June 11th) released a new video explaining why documentation needs to be released by Obama that could confirm that he qualifies to be president under the Constitution’s demand that the office by held only by a “natural born citizen.”
Lakin was scheduled for an Article 32 military hearing tomorrow (June 12th), the equivalent of a civilian preliminary hearing in a court case. But Daniel J. Driscoll, an Army hearing officer, had banned Lakin from bringing in evidence about Obama’s birth as well as testimony from Hawaii officials who may have information on the subject.
“In my view our constitutional jurisprudence allows Congress alone, and not a military judicial body, to put the president’s credentials on trial,” Driscoll wrote in a memorandum determining what evidence the defense for Lakin would have been allowed.
But in a new video, Lakin said the issue is important:
Lakin said Driscoll’s decision made it impossible for him to present a defense at the hearing, so he is waiving the hearing and instead will use the time to prepare for a trial, where he will renew his request for the documentation.
He cited a long list of “reasonable arguments” raising questions about whether Obama was born on American soil. He also pointed out how the “documentation” provided by Obama during his campaign, a computer-generated Certification of Live Birth, until last year wasn’t even recognized by the state of Hawaii itself for a number of uses. Also, officials in the state have refused to confirm its authenticity.
