Ft. Meade, MD — don’t forget!

The Court Martial hearing is scheduled at 11 a.m. Thursday at Ft. Meade, Md., at the courthouse at 4432 Llewellyn Ave., inside the military base.

The court is open to the public.

Please, take a few moments of silence today and say a prayer for LTC Lakin and all of the people who are supporting him at the courthouse.

If you can be at the courthouse, PLEASE attend!

American Grand Jury and all of our members, viewers and followers wish Terrence Lakin GOOD LUCK!

We have posted 2 articles this week which recap all the details. We were especially blessed with Lt. General Thomas G. McInerney coming forward in support of LTC Terry Lakin.

http://americangrandjury.org/three-star-general-files-sworn-affidavit-supporting-ltc-lakin’s-case

http://americangrandjury.org/general-obama-records-critical-to-our-republic

I would like to repost a wonderful letter we received from one of our American Grand Jury members who is a retired Doctor from the United States Army:

As a veteran of Viet Nam and Operation Iraqi Freedom, a Country Doctor in rural South Dakota, and an Army Master Flight Surgeon, I can only re-emphasize what Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney so well expressed. He too, as is Lieutenant Colonel Lakin, truly a hero and he is speaking for all the clear thinking people in the greatest country ever on this earth! President George Washington understood that the essential ingredient in a President was good Character. General Washington and our first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Jay, put the NATURAL BORN CITIZEN clause into our Constitution for good reason. If that phrase is to be changed, it must be so done by an amendment and not by a political party, Congress, or a judge. May God bless Colonel Lakin, General McInerney, and all of those who support the rule of Law. Our Constitution, and Declaration of Independence are above all other laws passed and these Founding Documents are the only source of legitimacy for the 545 servants in place to carry out the Constitution’s mandates. “We The People” have enjoyed freedom since 1789!

Loyalty to the United States has prompted veterans to fight and offer the supreme sacrifice since the 19th of April 1775!

Eldon E. Bell, M.D.
Colonel U. S. Army (Retired)

Blessings,

Bob Campbell
American Grand Jury

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THREE-STAR GENERAL FILES SWORN AFFIDAVIT SUPPORTING LTC LAKIN’S CASE

JUDGE TO RULE THURSDAY ON DEFENSE REQUEST FOR DEPOSITION OF HAWAIIAN OFFICIALS AND FOR WRITTEN DISCOVERY OF ALL OF PRESIDENT’S SCHOOL AND COLLEGE RECORDS

Hearing set for Sept 2 at 1100 at Fort Meade, Maryland

Washington, D.C., August 31, 2010. Retired Air Force Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney has supplied an affidavit in support of Army Lieutenant Colonel Terrence Lakin, who faces trial on October 13-15. The retired Air Force three-star is the highest ranking officer yet to lend public support to LTC Lakin. His affidavit acknowledges widespread concerns over the President’s Constitutional eligibility and demands the President release his birth records or the court authorize discovery.

McInerney’s sworn affidavit was filed in Court-Martial in support of Lakin’s motions for subpoenas for all of the president’s school records, and for a deposition of the custodian of Obama’s birth records in the possession of the State of Hawaii. The Judge has set a hearing in the Court Martial on these motions for this coming Thursday, September 2nd at 11:00 at Ft. Meade, Maryland. All court proceedings are open to the public. The courthouse is located within Ft. Meade at 4432 Llewellyn Avenue, which is on the corner of Llewellyn and Ernie Pyle Road. At the first intersection after the Reece Road gate, you should turn left on to Ernie Pyle Road. The courthouse is approximately 1 mile south of the intersection of Reece Road and Ernie Pyle Road.

LTC Lakin is a physician, and is in his 18th year of service in the Army. He is Board Certified in Family Medicine and Occupational and Environmental Medicine. He has been recognized for his outstanding service as a flight surgeon for year-long tours in Honduras, Bosnia and Afghanistan. He was also awarded the Bronze Star for his service in Afghanistan and recognized in 2005 as one of the Army Medical Department’s outstanding flight surgeons. In March of this year, he announced in a video posted on YouTube that he would refuse to obey orders until receiving proof of the President’s eligibility. So far, more than 225,000 people have viewed that video.

The President of the United States, as the Commander in Chief, is the source of all military authority. The Constitution requires the President to be a natural born citizen in order to be eligible to hold office. If he is ineligible under the Constitution to serve in that office that creates a break in the chain of command of such magnitude that its significance can scarcely be imagined.

As a practical example from my background I recall commanding forces that were equipped with nuclear weapons. In my command capacity I was responsible that personnel with access to these weapons had an unwavering and absolute confidence in the unified chain of command, because such confidence was absolutely essential– vital– in the event the use of those weapons was authorized. I cannot overstate how imperative it is to train such personnel to have confidence in the unified chain of command. Today, because of the widespread and legitimate concerns that the President is constitutionally ineligible to hold office, I fear what would happen should such a crisis occur today.

In refusing to obey orders because of his doubts as to their legality, LTC Lakin has acted exactly as proper training dictates. That training mandates that he determine in his own conscience that an order is legal before obeying it…Indeed, he has publicly stated that he “invites” his own court martial, and were I the Convening Authority, I would have acceded to his wishes in that regard. But thus stepping up the bar, LTC Lakin is demonstrating the courage of his convictions and his bravery. That said, it is equally essential that he be allowed access to the evidence that will prove whether he made the correct decision.

McInerney’s affidavit can be viewed at www.safeguardourconstitution.com. The following are extracts:

For the foregoing reasons, it is my opinion that LTC Lakin’s request for discovery relating to the President’s birth records in Hawaii is absolutely essential to determining not merely his guilt or innocence but to reassuring all military personnel once and for all for this President whether his service as Commander in Chief is Constitutionally proper. He is the one single person in the Chain of Command that the Constitution demands proof of natural born citizenship. This determination is fundamental to our Republic, where civilian control over the military is the rule. According to our Constitution, the Commander in Chief must now, in the face of serious– and widely held– concerns that he is ineligible, either voluntarily establish his eligibility by authorizing release of his birth records or this court must authorize their discovery. The invasion of his privacy in these records is utterly trivial compared to the issues at stake here. Our military MUST have confidence their Commander in Chief lawfully holds this office and absent which confidence grievous consequences may ensue.

Lakin is represented by military counsel, and by Paul Rolf Jensen, a civilian attorney from California who has been provided to him by the American Patriot Foundation, a non-profit group incorporated in 2003 to foster appreciation and respect for the U.S. Constitution, which has established a fund for Lakin’s legal defense. Further details are available on the Foundation’s website, www.safeguardourconstitution.com.

Biography for Lt. General Thomas G. McInerney, Air Force Retired, can be seen here.

Comment by American Grand Jury:

This is HUGE! For a high-ranking officer with such a commendable background as Air Force Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney to inform the Court by sworn affidavit that he wants to see justice served places a lot of pressure on the Military Court to get it right. If the Court complies we have a ballgame — if they bury it with politics this could absolutely “polarize” the military and its leadership for years to come.

My gut opinion: I think the timing is right. I believe the “real” Military, the fighting men and women, including the leadership behind the scenes in the trenches, are sick of this “puke” in office lying to the world. They all suspect Obama is a “Commander-in-THIEF” and they want something done about it. This has to come from the bottom up. The brass at the top in the Pentagon are politicians — they are in the Obama camp right now, but like any politician, they will go the way of the wind as public opinion changes. Obama is on shaky ground here. If the “eligibility” door gets opened Obama will fall so fast it will make your head swim.

LEGAL AND COURTS
Activist: Judge’s ’sexual proclivity’ compromised Prop. 8 ruling

On Wednesday, a judge struck down California’s same-sex “marriage” ban as a violation of the civil rights of homosexuals, but a pending appeal of the landmark ruling could prevent same-gender weddings from resuming in the state any time soon.

Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker overturned the voter-approved ban known as Proposition 8 Wednesday, declaring that limiting marriage to a man and a woman serves no legitimate purpose and is an “artifact” rooted in “unfounded stereotypes and prejudices.”

While the ruling affects only California, the appeal will go to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over nine Western states. Walker said he would consider waiting for the Ninth Circuit to render its decision before he makes his opinion final and requires the state to stop enforcing the ban. The judge ordered both sides to submit written arguments by Friday on the issue. (See earlier article)

Judge should have recused himself

On two separate occasions, voters in The Golden State declared traditional marriage as the law of the state — once as a state statute and then as a constitutional amendment. Bryan Fischer, director of issue analysis for the American Family Association, calls Walker’s decision a tyrannical, abusive, and utterly unconstitutional display of judicial arrogance — and argues that members of Congress should immediately launch impeachment proceedings against Walker.

“[It's an] absolutely outrageous and unconscionable ruling by this federal judge to so cavalierly overturn the expressed will of seven-million voters in the state of California,” Fischer offers. “[He] didn’t even have the legal right to consider this case. Marriage policy is not established in the federal constitution. Under the Tenth Amendment that issue is reserved for the states. So this judge trampled the Constitution [and] trampled the will of the voters in California.”

In a press release yesterday, AFA identifies Walker as a “practicing homosexual” who, for that reason, should have recused himself from this case “because his judgment is clearly compromised by his own sexual proclivity.” Fischer concurs.

“It’s really no different in our judgment than having a judge who owns a porn studio being asked to issue a ruling on an anti-pornography statute,” says the AFA spokesman. “There’s a conflict of interest there.”

By Tony Messenger

If Proposition C passes — and based on very early returns it looks like it will — the national campaign against President Barack Obama’s health care law will gain momentum.

In November, Arizona, Florida and Oklahoma will hold similar votes to the one Missouri is holding tonight. If Proposition C passes, Cunningham, a Republican state senator from Chesterfield, expects good things to happen in the other states as well.

“If the heartland, the bellwether state, the Show-Me State sends a message to Washington, it’s going to encourage other states to do the same,” Cunningham said.

In early results, with 262 of more than 3,300 precincts reporting, Proposition C was winning with more than 73 percent of the vote.

Cunningham and other supporters of Proposition C are following the results at a home in Town & Country.

By Karen Ball

Missouri voters go to the polls Tuesday for the first-in-the-nation referendum on President Obama’s health care plan. It is likely to give Republicans a chance to brag about the unpopularity of Obamacare, but the vote will be largely symbolic. Courts will eventually decide whether Missouri and other states can legally trump federal law and exempt citizens from the mandate to buy insurance. But sending a signal to Washington will be victory enough for the Republicans and Tea Party activists pushing Proposition C.

“You don’t need to worry about the courts when the people are trying to have their say,” says Lloyd Smith, executive director of the Missouri GOP. “The people are saying this is going too far. It’s a referendum on the overreach of the Obama Administration and the liberals in Congress.” The vote is as much about “anger and frustration” at all things Washington as it is about health care, explains Representative John Diehl, a Republican from St. Louis County who was one of the chief proponents of the referendum when it passed the Missouri legislature.

If you want to know which news item will be making Gibbs look constipated at tomorrow’s briefing, look no further. It’s the first time voters from any state have addressed the mandate at the polls.

Results coming in: Missouri voters tackle ObamaCare mandate in referendum; Update: 76% voting “yes” early

Things are looking good!

source: HotAir.com

Comment by American Grand Jury:

I can’t wait for Arizona, Florida and Oklahoma to vote on this too. Are there any other States out there with Obamacare referendums on the ballot in November?

by Thomas Lifson

The lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of ObamaCare, brought by Virginia’s Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, has won the very first legal step in a long process. A motion to dismiss brought by the Obama Administration was rejected by the judge.

Rosalind S. Helderman reports on the Washington Post’s Breaking News Blog:

U.S. District Court Judge Henry E. Hudson rejected arguments from Obama administration lawyers that Virginia has no standing to sue over the law and no chance of ultimately prevailing in its constitutional claim.

The suit challenges the constitutionality of the mandatory purchase of health insurance contained in the ObamaCare legislation. The next step will be a hearing of the legal arguments in Judge Hudson’s courtroom in October.

Mark J. Fitzgibbons adds:

The Virginia lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of ObamaCare survived the federal government’s motion to dismiss. This battle victory for Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and his team overcame attempts by the Feds to claim Virginia does not have standing to sue, that the case was not ‘ripe’ to be brought, and that the penalty for not purchasing health insurance is a ‘tax’ that Congress may constitutionally impose anyway.

The 32-page opinion is a carefully written slam-dunk at this first stage. The federal judge wrote, “Never before has the Commerce Clause and associated Necessary and Proper Clause been extended this far.”

The judge even quotes the Feds’ brief that if the individual mandate is declared unconstitutional, “that’s the end of the ballgame” for ObamaCare.

The Virginia case of course cites to judicial opinions about the Commerce Clause, the Necessary and Proper Clause, the 10th Amendment, and so on. It is remarkable, however, in one significant sense: the Virginia case remains true to the text of the Constitution.

If the judges and justices were to remain true to the Constitution itself as this case proceeds up the judicial ladder, then ObamaCare will lose. Those hoping for ObamaCare to win will stake their claims in arguments that are not supported by the pure text of the Constitution. A win by ObamaCare proponents would result in the “end of the ballgame” for restrictions on federal power.

Comment by American Grand Jury:

I like this Attorney General in Virginia. He is smart and aggressive. I also believe Ken Cuccinelli is a God fearing person that loves the Constitution.