ABATE of Michigan President ~ Gary Kopta

Hello everyone, 

 Summer is going strong, I hope you're getting plenty of riding in before the weather changes.

 The primary election is over I hope you voted. Now the commercials are really going to start coming. Make sure you vote in Novembers election. DO YOUR RESEARCH!!!!!!!! This is a very important election. Voter turnout is needed. If you don't vote you don't get to complain. If you don't know who to vote for go to a meeting or call our legislative officer Ed "Bear". He is on top of the game and can tell you which candidate stands for what. 

 There is not much going on in Lansing now because of the election. The politicians are all campaigning. If you happen to see a candidate at a parade make sure to go up and introduce yourself and talk about the issues affecting us. How will they know what we need if we don't tell them?

 Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) is having their Meeting Of The Minds this September in Milwaukee. I will be attending along with Jinx and a few others to represent ABATE of Michigan. If you are not a member of the MRF you need to consider joining. The MRF is basically a nationwide ABATE. We fight for our rights at the national level. If they decide to pass the dreaded helmet law in Washington DC there is nothing ABATE of Michigan can do except put the tupperware back on our heads. Nobody wants that. We have given up enough freedoms over the years and I don't know about you but I have had enough of losing our rights. Some of these candidates I'm seeing are talking about taking away more of our rights and I know alot of people are gonna vote for them essentially voting to give away our rights. I don't get it. Why would people do that? Benjamin Franklin said "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty or Safety". Remember that in November when your filling your ballot out.

Thanks for listening, ride safe and JOIN THE MRF!!!!!!