Major bucks deployment orders

[dolfan]

Story linked on Drudge today about a Major who was set to deploy tomorrow to Afghanistan, but filed suit last week saying he couldn't follow any orders in Afghanistan since Obama hasn't proved he's a US citizen and therefore, may not be commander in chief. He says if Obama's not a citizen, he's not the CIC, and if the guy follows an order in Afghanistan, it may be a war crime. Interesting theory. You'd have thought that the administration would've seized the moment to kill this whole movement on the fringe ---- but they recalled the deployment order instead, effectively killing his particular case. His attorney fights on, though, whether she's insane or crazy like a fox (sometimes it is hard to tell the difference in people).

So, is there anything to this????

[Full Quiver]

Certainly makes one wonder.

I would like to think that the Commander in Chief would exercise his authority and not revoke the Major's deployment orders. Seems like the guys Commander or General would have a say as well.

Suspicious it seems!

[dolfan]

If Keith Slobbermann put this guy and his lawyer on his "worse and worser" list, then they have to be doing SOMETHING right, even if the lawyer's crazier than an outhouse rat. She can't be any crazier than Olbermann.

[free]

If this played out and Obama was proven not to be a citizen would the presidency automatically go to Biden?

[dolfan]

Great question. Yes. The electoral college cast its votes for VP in his favor. No matter what the situation with the president would be leading up to the electoral college vote, once they cast their votes, it is done. Remember, they don't even have to vote for the parties' winners. They could've elected Biden or Palin as president in December had they chosen to do so. So, I'd say IF something totally insanely and out-of-this-world with alien spaceships attacking and Obama being ruled constitutionally disqualified from the presidency, then Biden would be sworn in as president. Wouldn't that be a hoot??

[oletimer]

Yell and quess who would be VP.

[dolfan]

Hillary? I dunno. What's worse, being buried alive by your bitter political enemy while smiling like a banshee about it, or being bossed by a complete incompetent who can't keep his mouth shut any better than her husband could keep his pants on? I don't know that she'd take the VP. UNLESS, unless, Biden agreed to step down with less than 2 years left in the term, which would then put Hillary in as President with two full possible terms to follow.

[oletimer]

I thought that speaker of the house was next in line after VP.

[dolfan]

Speaker is 2nd in line to become President if the President can't finish the term. Speaker doesn't become VP just because VP becomes President. The new president would nominate his own VP to be approved by the Senate, as Gerald Ford nominated Nelson D. Rockefeller, who was approved and was the VP for the rest of Nixon's 2nd term.

[beckrl]

What is that called when one disobeys orders

[Gerald Creasy]

What is that called when one disobeys orders

THE Church of God.

[RaceRunner]

What is that called when one disobeys orders

THE Church of God.

Well...when in Germany...

[Brian]

What is that called when one disobeys orders

If the order was given by an illegitimate Commander in Chief then it would be called HONORABLE!

[Dr. Ron]

Dereliction of duty. Punishable by Courts Martial....or Dishonorable Discharge....depending on the seriousness of the infraction.