ABATE of Michigan President ~ Gary Kopta

Hello everyone,

 Hooray, Hooray the election is over. Seems like every time I turned on my tv I was looking at a political commercial. Things are gonna look different in Washington DC with the republicans winning the majority in the House, Senate and the Presidency and the MRF is already coming up with a plan regarding profiling and many other things including autonomous vehicles. Please consider joining the MRF we can use all the help and support we can get. Plus, you get an additional $4000.00 of accidental death insurance with your membership for only $35.00 a year. Where else can you get insurance that cheap?

  In Lansing the republicans also won the majority in the House. I don't know if that will help us or not. With the democrats still having the majority in the Senate we will have to wait and see how well they can work together. 

  By the time you read this it may be December. Once again, the riding season flew by. I hope everyone got a lot of miles on their bikes. 

I hope everyone enjoyed thanksgiving and were thankful for living in this great country. Sometimes it may seem like it's not that great of a country but someone once told me the whole world sucks but America sucks a little less. We still enjoy some freedoms that other countries do not have. We have a republic, if we can keep it is a quote from Ben Franklin and that saying means a lot. We must vote to keep a republic so I hope you voted and if you didn't vote you can't bitch.

   I hope everyone is getting their rooms for the seminar. It’s at a new place which looks like a real nice place. Pam and her committee did an outstanding job as usual setting up this fun event. I always enjoy seeing everyone.

  I want to say special thanks to Pam Fischer for all her work on the board and as events coordinator. This seminar will be her last event she is planning. Pam and George are stepping down from the board after many years of service. So, make sure you stop and see Pam and tell her thanks when you’re at the seminar.

 I also want to thank Merry Garrett for stepping up and taking over as events coordinator. I am sure she will do a great job. I understand there are already plans being made for the field meet. So, stop and see Merry and thank her for stepping up and taking on a difficult position.