Interesting that despite how this is being spinned, it was NOT dismissed for lack of standing.
I'm not sure I follow you there, Sassy. With the order to report came the proof of "injury" hence standing to file the suit.
From the story on RageNoMore's thread:
Judge Clay Land sided with the defense, which claimed in its response to Maj. Stefan Frederick Cook's suit, filed July 8 with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, that Cook’s suit is “moot” in that he already has been told he doesn’t have to go to Afghanistan, so the relief he is seeking has been granted.
"Federal court only has authority of actual cases and controversies," Land said. "The entire action is dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction."
From my reading of the old Berg case, "subject matter jurisdiction", is precisely the language used in re. to "standing". The complete "logic" of the argument being that:
- Since the plaintiff cannot show direct "injury",
- Then they no longer have "standing" with which to file suit,
- Therefore, the judge no longer has "subject matter jurisdiction", and
- May not hear evidence in the case.
Yes, this is the valid argument, re. Maj. Cooks "standing" (now); but still only half the truth of the matter, because it also means the judge,
once again elected not to exercise their
"discretionary jurisdiction".
This case or similar cases [aren't] going to go away.
I agree, and hope so, but the lawyer in this case now has an answer to the rhetorical question they asked the other day:
"Am I going to have to rush all over the country filing suit for each order?" (paraphrased slightly) It looks like the answer, thanks to an endless line of cowardly judges, is
"YES". It may end up speeding the process along though in the end, even if all the publicity is negative.
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Since I've been lurking and then became a member on this board, the question of whether the military would be against the people or support the people has been asked at least a hundred different ways, I don't think there is a need to wonder anymore.
You point out something which seems to happen a lot. It has to do with people "forgetting" who they are, or not taking notice when their status changes.
A prime example of this is the term
"My Commander In Chief". The term really has two distinct meanings.
1. "my Commander In Chief": "My boss whom I obey without hesitation."
2. "MY Commander In Chief": As in, "My car keys. My shoes.
My employee."
Everyone in the armed forces gets #1 drilled in their head, a lot. Most who've served have seen many situations where the practicality of it has proven itself, in goals accomplished, and lives saved.
Where a potential problem arises is that once service is over,
He is NO longer "my Commander In Chief" but "MY Commander In Chief"! doesn't always "sink in".
As a sovereign citizen government draws its authority from you.
No one in govt has any inherent authority whatsoever. The authority "loaned" them only comes by taking,
and upholding, an oath to protect the agreement which grants them same. Powers,
limitations, and all!
One hears,
"Once a Marine, always a Marine", quite a bit. It would be comforting to hear,
"Once a Sovereign Citizen, always a Sovereign Citizen", just as often.