A motion filed Friday by the government in the case of Capt. Connie Rhodes, who seeks to avoid deployment by challenging the legitimacy of Barack Obama’s presidency, asks a federal judge to dismiss the complaint.
Rhodes, who filed her complaint Sept. 4 in the Columbus Division of U.S. District Court, is represented by attorney Orly Taitz — a national figure in the “birther” movement. Both are expected to appear at a noon hearing today before Judge Clay Land, who postponed a hearing on the complaint Friday because he said he wanted to hear from Rhodes, who wasn’t present.
In her complaint, Rhodes argues that some facts point to Obama not being naturalized or possibly an illegal immigrant.
“This plaintiff cannot in good conscience obey orders originating from a chain of command from this merely de facto president,” Rhodes’ complaint states. “This plaintiff cannot be lawfully compelled to obey this de facto president’s orders.”
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Isn't the "government" referred to in the story, in-fact the Department of Justice (DOJ); and isn't the DOJ a department of the Executive Branch, not the Judicial Branch, of the US Constitution?
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