Comments on: Rhodes v. MacDonald: The saga continues

By: Christopher Mathews

Christopher Mathews — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:19:21 +0000

Cossio: “Judge Mathews brought up an excellant point on other’s who ran for President that may not have been naturalized citizens. They never got as far as Obama did, but …”

The only other person I mentioned in this regard was Leslie King, who did, in fact, become President. You may know him better under the name Gerald R. Ford, Jr.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:12:43 +0000

Phil – I agree; I think every department has a scale of reimburseable rates.

Here’s a link to DoD’s:

http://www.defenselink.mil/comptroller/rates/

By: Gov't Atty

Gov't Atty — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:01:22 +0000

What is this about a payscale? I don’t know about other atty’s who work for the gov’t, but I work for free!….I’m just patriotic that way I guess.

By: Phil Cave

Phil Cave — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:45:22 +0000

I would imagine DOJ has a “payscale” list of expenses that they would proffer a court in any situation where DOJ is awarded attorney’s fees, expenses, etc. I doubt Rhoades is the first time we the taxpayer have been awarded “costs” in litigation. I suspect those monies go into the general treasury, or perhaps some other type of account?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:29:58 +0000

Let me risk my sanity and ask this one more time.

Over a year ago IIRC, the following proof of Obama’s citizenship was provided:

2 separate newspaper announcement in Hawaii in 1964
A short-form birth certificate which is what Hawaii issues
The word of the republican governor of Hawaii
An examination of the document including raised seal, signature of the registar, etc
The word of the head of Hawaiian vital statistics
The collected investigations of democratic and republican investigators many of whom would have loved to push out candidate Obama for their preferred candidate

What is left to check?

By: John O'Connor

John O'Connor — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:58:55 +0000

I’ll go with Bill C that someobody pointed out the jeopardy she was causing herslef by casting her lot with this counsel.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:09:38 +0000

More likely a few of the soldiers she works with let her know how they felt about her unwillingness to deploy.

By: Bill C

Bill C — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:54:53 +0000

My guess is she got some sound, independent legal advice.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:53:05 +0000

Anon 1519, you are digging in a dry well if you know what I mean.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:19:56 +0000

Cossio,

Let’s just say for argument’s sake that Obama wasn’t born in the U.S. Why would that make her deployment orders illegitimate?

By: MJW1

MJW1 — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:54:42 +0000

Rhoades is a piece of work, just like Taitz. Match made in hell I say. I think they should both lose their licenses.

By: Bridget

Bridget — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:04:11 +0000

Oops, that is “has jumped”

By: Bridget

Bridget — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:03:05 +0000

I don’t know about the court action, a self-set trap into which Ms. Taitz have jumped, the Rule 11 sanctions will get the Cal Bar’s attention. However, I anticipate that the letter from the (former) client will be very persuasive. All said about the CPT who seems to have been diligently seeking to save herself, not sure it is uncommon to have clients think that you go to court to make law and change the law. The Taitz Watch continues.

By: Moderate Middle Lawyer

Moderate Middle Lawyer — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:28:40 +0000

Even though this doctor has a crazy civillian lawyer….

At least in the military context, this Doc is making us military lawyers look better than the military Docs!

By: Phil Cave

Phil Cave — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:21:48 +0000

Well, It seems to me that CPT Rhoades has exercised some officership. It’s not clear to me why she got involved in this litigation the way it developed. But at this point it seems like she should have a benefit of the doubt on that.
At this point, let’s see what the court and the California Bar do.