New Email Address

Effective Jan 1, 2012, our new email address is RepealMachine@gmail.com.

Until then, both new and old addresses will work just fine.

Tennessee Alert

Senate District 6 (Knoxville): It looks like Tennessee bikers now have a choice.

Democratic candidate Gloria Johnson stated that, while she supports helmet use, the decision should be up to adult riders.

Her opponent, Republican candidate Becky Duncan Massey, supports the mandatory helmet law.

To volunteer for Gloria Johnson, please contact her at votegloriajohnson@gmail.com or 865-660-9800. Her campaign website address is www.votegloriajohnson.com, and her campaign headquarters is located at 311 Morgan St, Knoxville, TN 37917.

Nevada Alert

Here's a news item about two state senators who may face close elections due to redistricting: http://www.lvrj.com/opinion/big-help-for-breeden-copening-132399498.html

Senator Shirley Breeden (Clark 5A) is the Transportation Committee chair. Though she opposes repeal, she let her committee vote on the most recent repeal bill. That's why we show her as code-yellow right now, even though she's definitely on the red side of the spectrum.

Senator Alison Copening (Clark 6) is an unknown regarding repeal, so she's listed as code-yellow as well. But given our efforts depend on finding the clostest races, we really need to find out Copening's repeal position.

Also related to redistricting, it looks like the Republicans have a fairly good shot at taking the majority in the state senate. All they need to pick up is one senate seat. If that happens, the Transportation Committee chairmanship will change parties as well.

ACTION:
(1) Find out if Senator Copening supports mandatory helmet laws
(2) Find out which candidates will challenge these two senators

Click here to record a candidate's position: http://RepealMachine.com/includes/_tip.cfm

MA Election Results

Tricia Farley-Bouvier won a seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by about 92 votes. While this may have seem like a close race for the anti-repeal victor, her nearest competitor was actually from the Green party. Either way, there isn't much bikers could have done to change the outcome.

This was not the case last month, where freedom-friendly Keiko Orrall won her race for the house by 374 votes. Massachusetts bikers, especially MMA members, came out in force to help Keiko win. So while Farley-Bouvier will maintain her district's anti-repeal vote, Orrall takes us one vote closer to our goal: a legislative majority.

Keep in mind there are two more upcoming special elections for the Massachusetts State Senate, and that means two more chances for bikers to turn the tide.

Nevada Lawsuit

Twelve Nevada motorcyclists have sued Clark county and other municipalities over enforcement of the Nevada helmet law. This represents a fundamental change in how bikers are challenging the helmet law in court.

This case is NOT about whether there should be a helmet law. And while important, what constitutes a "legal" helmet is NOT the thrust of the case. Rather, it's a class-action lawsuit about the arbitrary and selective enforcement of the helmet.

This is an important development. A few bikers (myself included) will fight every single helmet ticket in court. We all have our reasons, and many seek to challenge the part of the law that defines the enforcable standard for a motorcycle helmet.

One of the lawsuit plaintiffs, David Stilwell, has repeatedly tried to have his "day in court." But the Nevada courts have repeatedly denied him this fundamental right ... by automatically dismissing charges ... and even then, only after he appeals his case.

It's hard to challenge a law when you can't even get a hearing, or in David's case, a trial in a court of record. That's where the class action lawsuit comes into play. Now some may criticize David for a variety of reasons. Maybe it's because David's way of doing things is better than their way of doing nothing.

There's been a flurry of news articles about this lawsuit. That's a good thing, because class action lawsuits are very expensive. So if you want to help out, visit RepealItOrFeelIt.com and buy some stickers, or make a donation to GuerillaLawfare.com.

Ride2Repeal@gmail.com

PS: Members of ABATE of CA Local 6 generously donated $150 to the lawsuit effort, Local 11 chipped in $84, and one member of BOLT of CA donated a whopping $500. THANK YOU!