So you still think that we live in the land of the free? Then maybe you ought to read this. And as you do, ask yourself "Am I convinced that this guy deserved this treatment?" Because if history repeats itself, government starts its war for control by picking off the ones it is easiest to motivate public enmity towards.
A Kansas board that denied a licensed doctor of osteopathic medicine a license was primarily concerned about the man’s political views.
Terrence Lee Lakin rose to the ranks of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army. He served on the front lines in Afghanistan and the war zone in Bosnia as well as a medical mission to Honduras. He saved lives around the world and received a Bronze Star for his service.
But a dispute over whether President Barack Obama was born in the United States led to Lakin being forced from the military and apparently led to the Kansas board in October denying him a medical license to practice in the Sunflower State.
Nearly two years ago, the then lieutenant colonel asked for proof that Obama was born in the United States. When he didn’t get it, Lakin announced via a video posted on www.safeguardourconstitution.com, “I will disobey my orders to deploy because I believe all servicemen and women and the American people deserve the truth about President Obama, the office of the presidency and the commander in chief.”
In December of that year, he went through a court martial for missing movement and failing to obey a lawful order – both violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
The dishonorable discharge had no bearing on Lakin’s license to practice medicine in Maryland or Colorado. But the Kansas board ruled Lakin’s refusal to deploy to Afghanistan “…potentially jeopardized the health, safety and welfare of the military troops for with applicant was employed to provide medical care.” [kctv5.com]
