Call the Shots

Many states are considering bills to repeal the mandatory helmet law to restore an adult's right to decide.

Running their normal course, the first stop for these bills is the Transportation Committee. So bikers rights activists are sending emails to committee members. So far, so good.

And as always, some comittee members will vote against passage, and they will do so because they have nothing to fear. But thanks to many of our Alert Subscribers and other bikers rights activists, that is changing.

Why?

Because these forward-thinking bikers are also veterans from the front lines of the political battlefield, which is the campaign trail. When we do our part there, where it counts, our letters to committee members become friendly reminders that we are more than just talk.

The day will soon come when a few of the most vulnerable nanny-crats will try to squeak through the spring primary elections. That is a sure thing, as sure as the sun will rise. And we need to be right there, waiting for them in a small handful of districts, with sleeves rolled up, helping their biker-friendly opponents carry the day.

Once we have a couple of notches under out belts, and we can rightly claim to be the deciding factor in who wins these primary elections, we will have political power. And even those legislators who would normally oppose us will nonetheless respect our power, and think twice before casting their fateful votes.

With political power, we call the shots. But without it, we can only plead to deaf ears.

-Ride2Repeal@gmail.com