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Soldier Disobeys orders because Obama is an illegal alien or something

By John

Soldier doubts eligibility, defies President's orders

A U.S. soldier on active duty in Iraq has called President Obama an "impostor" in a statement in which he affirmed plans to join as plaintiff in a challenge to Obama's eligibility to be commander in chief.

The statement was publicized by California attorney Orly Taitz who, along with her Defend Our Freedom Foundation, is working on a series of legal cases seeking to uncover Obama's birth records and other documents that would reveal whether he meets the requirements of the U.S. Constitution.

"As an active-duty officer in the United States Army, I have grave concerns about the constitutional eligibility of Barack Hussein Obama to hold the office of president of the United States," wrote Scott Easterling in a "to-whom-it-may-concern" letter.

As far as I'm concerned, this guy falls into the same category as those clowns who refused to fight in Iraq because it was an "illegal war." President Obama was elected by virtue of an antonishing majority, communicating with crystal clarity the will of the American people. Mr. (LT?) Easterling wants those votes neutralized because of a minor technicality -- when it's not a soldier's place to challenge said technicalities in the first place (and it sure to hell isn't his place to disobey orders). I don't agree with many of President Obama's policies -- but that doesn't mean he's not my president. Selfish, self-righteous crusades - a fool's errand on a grand scale- like this silly lawsuit is completely counterproductive, and certainly isn't going to help us win the war or fix the economy.

My two cents -- Easterling needs to shut up, suck it up, and do his duty. He can engage in this classless style of theater when he hangs up the uniform.

Update -- Thanks for the great discussion (and the mildly amusing insults). Noted a few spelling/grammer errors just now -- chalk that up to me banging this post out in 3 minutes before I had to run out the door. All better now!

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