Hey,
Damn, it’s already that time of the year and the holidays will be gone in a flash. I will give pause all week long to give thanks to all the people who have been a wonderful part of my life this year. We’ve accomplished so much on Bikernet, with bikes, with our headquarters and with the adventures we’ve had the privilege to be apart of. It’s amazing.
That Thanks includes all of our Cantina Subscribers.
What These Vietnam Veterans Did For Each Other Will Bring You To Tears–Vietnam Veterans Hold True To Thier Wartime Promise.
Master Sgt. William H. Cox and First Sgt. James T. Hollingsworth were stuck in a bunker under fire when they made their pact. “Charlie (the nickname for the North Vietnamese) was really putting on a fireworks show for us.” Cox said remembering the moment they made the pact. The two marines made a deal “If we survived this attack, or survived Vietnam, we would contact each other every year on New Year’s,” Cox recalled.
The Marines made good on that pact and contacted each other every year, for over 50 years. The two veterans remained good friends over the years despite the distance that they lived from each other. Cox settled down in South Carolina and Hollingsworth lived in Georgia. This year Cox followed through on another promise that Hollingsworth asked to which he replied: “Boy, that’s a rough mission you’re assigning me to there.”
Hollingsworth found out that he was terminally ill earlier this year and asked Cox to do him one last favor, to give the eulogy at his funeral. Cox the man of honor, and a good friend stood guard at Hollingsworth’s casket and gave his brother in arms his eulogy.
God Bless Our Troops.
“There’s a bond between Marines that’s different from any other branch of service. We’re like brothers,” he said.
The two men met on their way to Vietnam in 1968. After his service, Hollingsworth settled in Georgia, while Cox spent 20 years in the Marine Corps and went on to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service.
They served in VMO-2, a Marine helicopter squadron, where Hollingsworth was a mechanic and a door gunner, and Cox was an ordnance chief and a door gunner.
They flew many combat missions together, and at the end of each mission, they had a saying, which Cox repeated at the close of Hollingsworth’s eulogy: “Hollie, you keep ‘em flying, and I’ll keep ‘em firing.”
— https://fearandblood.com/national/vietnam-veterans-will-bring-tears/
–from Rogue
Senior Chief Editor
BikernetBaggers.com
QUICK, OPEN THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY– Impotence: nature’s way of saying, “No hard feelings…”
Virginity can be cured and Virginity is not dignity, it’s lack of opportunity.
–from Rogue and Sidehack Jerry
AGAJANIAN PROMOTIONS Presents:
77th Annual Turkey Night Grand Prix
A 2-Night Event w/ USAC Midgets & USAC Sprint Cars
NOVEMBER 22nd & 23rd
VENTURA RACEWAY
Kyle Larson headlines this year’s
JC Agajanian’s Turkey Night Grand Prix
VENTURA, Calif. — Defending Turkey Night Grand Prix winner, NASCAR Champion, Kyle Larson headlines the entry list for the 77th annual running of the classic event for USAC National Midgets and Sprints Nov. 23 presented by Agajanian Promotions & Ventura Raceway.
Larson will return to Keith Kunz Curb-Agajanian Motorsports to drive the No. 1 midget. Chili Bowl winner Christopher Bell; USAC National Midget Series point leader Spencer Bayston; 2007 & 2013 TNGP winner Dave Darland; Nascar Camping World Truck Series driver Chase Briscoe; World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series runner-up Brad Sweet; Former Chili Bowl Nationals winner Chad Boat; Oval Nationals winner Kevin Thomas Jr.; POWRi Midget League champion Logan Seavey; perennial contender Brady Bacon and New Zealand ace Michael Pickens are among the more than 50 entries so far. In addition to the midgets, the USAC West Coast 360 sprint cars will be on the Thanksgiving Night card. ARP has issued the ARP Midget & Sprint Car $50,000-To-Win Challenge to a driver who can win the sprint car and midget features on the same night.
Four past winners: Dave Darland (2007 & 2013), Kyle Larson (2012 & 2016), Christopher Bell (2014) and Tanner Thorson (2015) will be competing Thanksgiving Night.
“Turkey Night” Rookie Tyler Courtney
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$45 Adults – $20 Children – GAs day of.
$25 Pit Pass upgrade available.
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RIDING FREE FROM DC:
Your Weekly Biker Bulletin from Inside the Beltway
Your Motorcycle Riders Foundation team in Washington, D.C. is pleased to provide our members with the latest information and updates on issues that impact the freedom and safety of American street motorcyclists. Count on your MRF to keep you informed about a range of matters that are critical to the advancement of motorcycling and its associated lifestyle. Published weekly when the U.S. Congress is in session.
NEWS FROM THE HILL – Zoom Zoom Goes the RPM Act
It was a delightfully busy week for the long-sought-after legislation, The Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act also referred to as the RPM Act (though internally, your MRF lobbyist refers to it as the “EPA Needs to Get the Eff Out of Motorcycle Racing Act”).
The legislation got attention in both the Senate AND the House advancing out of a subcommittee. Here’s more:
H.R. 350, Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports (RPM) Act of 2017, authored by Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and committee member Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC), passed the subcommittee by a vote of 13-9. (For those that don’t know, there are 13 Republicans on the committee, and 9 democrats…you do the math.)
As a reminder, the RPM Act clarifies that the EPA needs to keep its tree-hugging hands to itself when it comes to modifying your motorcycle for competition at the racetrack.
They tried to suggest they had the authority to do this and though they were shut down, this bill would put that in black and white.
During the hearing Rep. Hudson said, “This interpretation by the EPA directly conflicts with the original purpose of the Clean Air Act.” For those that don’t know, the Clean Air Act is a decades-old statute that the EPA has been using to push the envelope when it comes to their authority over a shit ton of other issues including climate change. It’s a bigger issue than just RPM, and many in Congress would like to overhaul the original law completely.
The Senate also rolled up its sleeves on the RPM Act, holding a hearing in an Environment and Public Works Subcommittee. Senator Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV) said during the hearing that the EPA tried to circumvent the regulatory regime to hurt the motorcycle industry and Americans all across the country. Your MRF was a signatory on a letter that was entered into the record as a part of the Senate hearing. The letter supported S.203 and urged the Committee to take a vote on the bill. To see a copy of the letter, contact Megan@mrf.org
All of this recent activity bodes well for the legislation. It’s easy to forget just how many hoops one has to jump through to make it into law. There are hearings on the subcommittee and then the full committee, “markup” by both subcommittee and full committee, which is the process of editing the bill and adding amendments and making changes.
And then the biggest hurdle is vying for floor time and consideration. And remember…that’s just ONE chamber. We have a bicameral legislature, so that same process has to happen in the opposite chamber. And if they don’t pass an identical bill? Lord, help us because the process starts once again. It’s not impossible, but it’s an uphill battle and it takes determination and patience. So, let’s try and remember that – Washington, DC is a powerful city, but it moves slowly. Stick with us, and we won’t let you down.
EXECUTIVE & REGULATORY UPDATES –
A bit of a repeat for those who read last week, but I’ve learned that sometimes you have to say things a few times to make it stick:
The MAC. You’ve all heard my rant about the MAC. Government at its worst. And while its purpose according to the statute is to “advise the Federal Highway Administration on issues of concern to motorcyclists” all but one of the selected council members selected are there to represent the technical aspects of the Council, like engineering, construction and traffic safety systems.
Only one seat out of ten was designated for a national motorcycle riders’ association to speak for the 8.5 million motorcyclists in the U.S. And though 9 of the 10 appointees have their motorcycle endorsements, their intended purpose for participation on the Council is to represent the infrastructure and technical side of the conversation, not to advocate for riders. Nor do they have the authority to speak on behalf of riders at large, as would other motorcycle riders’ associations at the national and regional levels.
So, we continue to fight against this injustice, and you can help. On Tuesday December 5th, the MAC will hold its first meeting. I am attending. Not only am I attending, but I will also be there to personally deliver and enter into the record a petition asking the Secretary to add 3 additional seats to the MAC – 1 for a national motorcycle riders’ association that ONLY represents on-street riders and 2 others for state or regional motorcycle riders’ associations.
Will you help me send a strong message by signing the petition? And take it one step further and circulate this link to your friends, colleagues and family? They don’t need to be a rider to sign; they just need to share the MRF’s opinion: that you can’t have a successful motorcycle council with only 1 person to speak on behalf of 8.5 million riders.
Sign the Petition NOW by clicking on this link:
http://cqrcengage.com/mrf/app/sign-petition?1&engagementId=414594
STATE NEWS – Wisconsin and Michigan Deliver the Goods
And by goods, I mean motorcycle rights’ champions. This week, we announced that Congressman Tim Walberg (Michigan) and Senator Ron Johnson (Wisconsin) will be awarded the 2017 Motorcycle Legislator of the Year Award. Congressman Walberg, who represents Michigan’s 7th District, was one of the leading sponsors of a proposed resolution addressing the profiling of motorcyclists (H.Res.318) introduced in May. Senator Johnson was the lead Republican in sponsoring the Senate companion to the profiling resolution. He continues to support the riders in his state through working to ensure motorcyclists’ perspective on automated vehicles policies and EPA emissions issues, i.e. the RPM Act (or as I like to call it the ENTGTFOOMR Act…see 1st paragraph for the reference).
Though we had many solid candidates this year, we think these guys went the extra mile. We would like to honor them for that and will be looking to host a special event in conjunction with this year’s Bikers Inside the Beltway Event in D.C. Do you think your legislator should be next year’s recipient? Let me know…
Ride Free,
–Megan Ekstrom
Vice-President of Government Affairs & Public Relations
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation
THE AUCTION LISTING IS LIVE!– Please join us for our third annual Classic Panheads Auction, 100% of proceeds going to DAV (Disabled American Veterans).
Last year, we raised $12,200.00 and presented a check that knocked their socks off.
Here’s how it works. Go to the link listed below. Donate and list an item or items that you would part with. Make sure that the item is Panhead or Pan related, such as memorabilia, etc. post pictures and description of item. See top of auction page for ALL details. Any questions, feel free to reach out to an admnistrator!
We are limiting items to 100 total pieces, and all bids close Thanksgiving Sunday, Nov. 26.
Thanks in advance, this is social media doing GOOD WORK, not arguing about politics. Be part of it, do your good work, donate and bid on our auction!
Thanks all, for support past, present and future.
NMA ACTION ITEM– Next Generation Police Tools:
Traffic enforcement continues to go high tech beyond just the newest drone technology.
Here are three recent examples of how police are using federal and state funding – some from assets seized from citizenry – to patrol motorists.
Police Body Cameras
In late October, results from a large study on police body cameras was released with both police and researchers surprised by the results. For seven months, just over 1000 Washington, D.C. officers were randomly assigned body cameras and another 1000 were not. Researchers tracked both groups in various categories such as use-of-force, complaints filed, etc. to see if the body cameras changed officer behavior.
On every metric, the effects were too small to be statistically significant. Researchers David Yokum and Anita Ravishankar concluded, “These results suggest we should recalibrate our expectations of cameras to make a large-scale behavioral change in policing, particularly in contexts similar to Washington, D.C.”
Smaller studies have been conducted in the past and in those researchers came up with a different conclusion. Studies in California, Florida and elsewhere have found that the body cams have substantially reduced the use of force by police and departments saw less civilian complaints.
At least $40 million dollars has been spent by the federal government in grants to local police departments, which then add local or state funds in the hopes the body cameras will help with department transparency and community policing efforts.
The biggest cost of body cameras though is data storage. In Washington, D.C., officers collect 1000 hours of footage per day with 40 percent of it deleted within 90 days. The rest of the footage is kept depending on the crime’s statute of limitations. Departments, obviously need to hire additional personnel to handle the volume of footage.
Despite the results of the study, Metro (D.C.) Police Chief Peter Newsham said, “I am a little concerned that people might misconstrue the information (of this study) and suggest that the body-worn cameras have no value. I don’t think that this study suggests that at all.”
Portable Breath Tests
Indiana recently announced that over 1,700 next generation portable breath test devices have been purchased and will be delivered to 150 law enforcement agencies across the state. For example, 28 police departments in Northwest Indiana will receive 346 of these quick test devices. City of Dyer Police Chief Dave Hein said his department will receive 20 devices which enables each of his 20 officers to use one every time on patrol.
The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute funded the $700,000 worth of devices through a grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Apparently, this is a probable cause tool—the device will be deployed by an officer when he or she thinks alcohol might be involved and then the accused can be hauled to the police station or hospital to make absolutely sure the driver is DUI. If used after a field sobriety test, the results of these quick tests can also be used in court. This next generation device allows officers to text vapors of a liquid to determine if they are alcoholic or not.
Portable X-Ray Scanners
Nebraska law enforcement now has use of portable x-ray scanners that can give officers an easier chance at spotting large amounts of cash or drugs during traffic stops or checkpoints/roadblocks. Seward County Sheriff’s Department Sergeant Michael Vance said that the scanner has saved his department time and helped officers avoid tearing cars apart in search of contraband that is not there.
Lancaster County Sheriff’s Sergeant Jason Mayo added, “You don’t want to do something that goes too far, and you want to be sure about what you’re doing.” Mayo also said that bad searches can wreck cars and could put the county on the hook for tort claims.
Both Sergeants have strict instructions for use of the x-ray scanner:
Must have consent to search the vehicle or
Probable cause to search the vehicle from a drug dog alert.
The scanner for the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office cost $42,000 and was paid for by the department’s take in civil asset forfeiture funds.
Police departments across the country are using new tools every day. Perhaps the more important but certainly less media-friendly tool that police need is ongoing training in situational de-escalation, unbiased policing, mental health intervention measures and ongoing officer/citizen safety.
On-going training and the purchase tools come out of different funding pots. Unfortunately, it is difficult to ascertain the ratio between tech and training funding and how departments plan for both.
As enforcement technologies such as these continue to advance and be deployed, it is clear that protections of citizen’s rights must progress in kind.
Use this link to share this NMA E-Newsletter with others:
https://www.motorists.org/alerts/next-generation-police-tools-nma-e-newsletter-462/
Children’s Day November 20
Teacher: What do we get from chickens?
All students say: Eggs
Teacher: What do we get from pigs?
All students say: Bacon
Teacher: What do we get from fat cow?
All students say: Homework
Best wishes,
–UD
Most Magnificent Editor
Bikernet Trikes
AUSTRALIAN CLUB NEWS– Queensland LNP wants to return beefed up VLAD laws if elected.
The Queensland LNP, if elected in the coming state election, will allow the police to detain bikers without a warrant and refuse them bail.
“It is like VLAD. It will help the Gold Coast be a safer place for families and tourists,” Opposition justice minister Ian Walker told local media.
The five key reforms by the LNP include:
— allowing a police officer who reasonably suspects a person is a club member to detain them without a warrant.
— any club member in a public place with two or more club members can expect to face a six month to three year jail sentence.
— ensuring any biker who enters or attempts to enter a clubhouse commits an offence.
— restoring strong coercive powers to the to the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) so immediate response hearings are an effective law tool and strong penalties in place for contempt.
— bail being refused for bikers unless they can show why custody is not justified.
Mr Walker said a key aspect of the policy was providing strong coercive powers to the CCC and the anti-association laws.
“We think it will be a return to those key things which kept the Gold Coast safe. It has been shown before that the laws worked,” he said.
Mr Walker said the timing of the release of the law reform package in the lead-up to next Saturday’s poll was critical.
Most of the VLAD laws would be phased out by Christmas after Labor through new legislation phased in its own reforms, he said.
The introduction of weaker Labor laws had coincided with reports by some media about renewed concerns of biker activity on the Glitter Strip, he added.
A newspaper report last month detailed how two motorcycle clubs with reputations for violence and heavy involvement in the drug trade have established chapters on or near the Coast.
The article claims police are aware of the Dutch-based Satudarah and Comancheros mobilising in southeast Queensland after the CCC late last year launched investigative and intelligence hearings.
“Hearings under these new operations have predominantly focused on the establishment of the two new clubs in southeast Queensland, recruitment practices, violence and members’ drug trafficking activities,” the report said.
The ex-head of the anti-biker Taskforce Maxima police squad last year revealed “concern” about the Comancheros trying to set up a Coast base.
The LNP in its policy said: “Labor’s soft approach to organised crime is akin to rolling out the red carpet and welcoming bikie gangs and other criminal thugs back to Queensland.
“We are unapologetic about our strong stance on organised crime and keeping Queenslanders safe.”
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IMS MOTORCYCLE SHOW IN LONG BEACH– Imogen setting up shop…Vanderhall 3 wheelers, Kiwi Mike & Lonnie from Heartland making their mark at one of the largest general interest motorcycle shows in the country.
Imogen also help Ducati introduce their new Scrambler. She’s in the commercial.,too, shot in Milan, Italy…
–Markus Cuff
Officially Certified Feature Photographer
Bikernet
Cycle Source
Easyriders
American Iron
REBEL ON THE HIGHWAY— Original Motion Picture Sound Track now available:
https://itunes.apple.com/album/id1315157792?ls=1&app=itunes
–Charlie Brechtal
Producer and Band Leader
REPLACING SHIFTER SHAFT BUSHINGS BY JIMS
What’s the specs on that tool would you be able to make your own if you can’t buy it in my area?
— Bob
bbtaylor70@hotmail.com
NEW PERLICAN, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
I’m sure you can buy it through J&P or Biker’s Choice. Or like I’ve done many times, use long sockets to press bushings in and out of cases. –Wrench
HUNG JURY FORCES MISTRIAL IN FIRST WACO CASE– It’s been over two years since the bloody Twin Peaks melee in Waco, Texas, and the first trial of more than 150 of those arrested and charged has ended in a mistrial when the jury was hopelessly split on multiple counts.
Dallas Bandidos leader Jake Carrizal was charged with three criminal counts, including murder and racketeering, stemming from the May 17, 2015 brawl and gunfight with rival Cossacks members during a meeting of the Texas Confederation of Clubs and Independents that left nine bikers dead and 18 seriously injured, most shot by responding police.
The prosecution had hoped a conviction in this first “big test case,” considered the state’s strongest, would serve as an indicator of how solid the government’s cases might be going forward, and could be used to generate plea deals amongst the remaining 153 bikers indicted, explained A.I.M. (Aid to Injured Motorcyclists) Attorney Bill Smith of Texas. Smith, who also serves as legal counsel for the Confederations of Clubs (COC) in Texas, gave a much-anticipated update to bikers from across the U.S. during a recent National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM) Regional Meeting in Oklahoma City.
Carrizal faces life in prison if found guilty, but following more than a month of testimony in proceedings that cost the Waco community over $2 million to date, the three woman, nine man jury deliberated for just under 15 hours over two days before notifying Judge Matt Johnson they were irrevocably deadlocked and unable to reach a verdict.
Judge Johnson sent the jury home on Friday, November 10, and declared a mistrial. The State has reportedly announced they will retry the case, but at this point it is unclear if the case will be retried on the same or amended charges, or how it will affect others under indictment.
“Just by attending a regularly scheduled monthly meeting, many of these bikers lost their jobs, lost their motorcycles, lost homes, or lost custody of a child because of their arrest for engaging in criminal activity,” said Attorney Smith, “spending days, weeks or months in jail under million dollar bail bonds.”
In early 2016, several of the bikers filed a civil rights lawsuit against the District Attorney, the Chief of Police and other Waco officials, and “if acquitted, they can succeed in civil action.”
–Bill Bish
This came from Bill’s latest NCOM News Bytes Column. The full report will be published on Bikernet this week.–Bandit
MEANWHILE BACK IN AUSTRALIA– Labor preferences biker Mick Kosenko ahead of Liberal National Party in state election
The Queensland Labor party will scrap how-to-vote cards distributed by Pine Rivers MP Nikki Boyd after local media revealed she was preferencing a high profile biker third.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk today said she had spoken to Labor State Secretary Evan Moorhead and asked for Rebels motorcycle club member Mick Kosenko to be second-last, above One Nation.
Ms Boyd had preferenced him third.
“I have spoken to the State Secretary and I have said to the State Secretary very clearly that he will go just above One Nation,” Ms Palaszczuk said.
“The reason I am saying that is that I made a commitment to the people of Queensland that I would put One Nation last.”
Mr. Kosenko claimed to have been instrumental in Labor’s 2015 election win, ahead of the LNP.
Voters in the ALP-held seat of Pine Rivers had been asked on the original how-to-vote cards to place the Rebels life member behind the Greens.
In turn, Mr Kosenko had recommended his voters place ALP incumbent Nikki Boyd third, behind another independent.
He said he owed Ms Boyd a lot for helping him reclaim the tattoo shop license stripped from him by the LNP Government and has previously claimed the biker community got Labor elected through a concerted campaign against Campbell Newman.
“Nikki Boyd’s done a lot for me,” he said yesterday, before Ms Palaszczuk stepped in.
“The (LNP’s) VLAD laws, they shut me down, and then the Labor Party took away some of the legislation that made me a criminal just because the LNP said I was.
“I’ve been back at work for about six months now.”
Candidates began handing out their how-to-vote cards yesterday as pre-polling began across the state.
Despite ruling out a preference deal with the right-wing outfit, the LNP placed One Nation before Labor in 49 seats and second in about 35.
I don’t understand the political structure in Australia, but just like America club guys are struggling. Mick Is a talented sharp club guy and hopefully he could bring freedom and rights back to the forefront in Australia.–Bandit
BIKERNET INTERNATIONAL EDITOR COMING HOME SOON– Friday and sunny like yesterday, so it is a bit warmer and less comfortable.
Last night at dinner this fish seemed to like my company. It is a very big round tank about 20 feet in diameter, but he didn’t continually circle like all the rest of the dozens of other fish. He stayed right next to me and I could get him to move forward and backward sliding my hand on the glass. We had a nice time together.
At the market today which is like many, in lower levels of a mall. I saw this strip sirloin from the U.S. It was about $75/ lb.
Most beef is Australian or British and not quite so expensive.
The big red apple is from Washington state $1.45
Mr. Donut. $2.66
Most of the cheese is from England like this inexpensive cheddar or from Germany. Denmark or French cheese is Not cheap. Roughly $15/lb. Good cheese is not common and only found in the best of restaurants or highend markets.
I’ll be home for Thanksgiving.
–Art Hall
BUSTED: CONGRESS USES YOUR MONEY TO COVER UP THEIR SEXUAL HARASSMENT
by Nick Tomboulides
Members of Congress are spending your money to cover up their sexual crimes.
That’s according to bombshell testimony from Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA), who is bravely exposing the culture of sexual harassment in Washington.
According to Speier, Congress doled out $15 million in hush payments to settle 260 cases between 1997 and 2016. None of the money came from individual lawmakers. It’s all from a secretive, taxpayer-backed slush fund that Congress created in 1995. Keeping with typical Washington doublespeak, the fund was created by a law called the “Congressional Accountability Act.”
Dozens of staffers as well as congresswomen have since come forward to share their stories of being preyed upon by politicians who lack self-control. One woman told Speier that she was grabbed by her genitals on the House floor. Others reported instances of groping and indecent exposure from fellow members.
The victims say many of their harassers are still in office, which is no surprise considering that members of Congress often stay in power for decades. To protect one another, women on Capitol Hill have begun sharing around a “creep list,” an informal account of the members who are most well-known for inappropriate conduct.
The power dynamics inside Congress discourage victims from coming forward, because they fear repercussions for their careers and reputations. Speier is advocating changes – like elimination of a 30-day waiting period for a complaint — to make it easier for women to report harassment.
The present system may have been OK in the Dark Ages; it is not appropriate for the 21st century,” Speier said, calling it a “hellhole … to try to traverse.”
These secretive settlements also raise questions that can only be answered by leaders at the highest levels of Congress. Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell must immediately explain:
§ why the American people – who are Congress’ employer — do not know which members have been charged with sexual harassment
§ how much taxpayer money was paid out on behalf of each member
§ which member or members of Congress approved these payments
§ why no one is taking responsibility for this behavior
Congress’ Sexual Harrassment Hush MoneyIn the House, the buck is supposed to stop with Speaker Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. But both deny having any knowledge of the settlements.
If they’re not taking responsibility here, who will?
Hardly a day goes by without Congress doing something to dispel the myth that they’re “public servants” who can handle power responsibly.
For years, term limits advocates have made the point that it is part of human nature for power to corrupt. Even people with the best of intentions, after getting elected, begin to believe in their own hype, fall into arrogance and abuse their positions. That’s why we say: cut them off before their arrogance and self-absorption can spiral out of control. Cut them off before they become so morally bankrupt that they begin to hurt those around them.
Congress has pushed back and tried to reassure the public that no abuse is taking place. That no term limits are needed. But we know better. We have seen enough to know that the status quo is failing. It’s failing to protect humility, failing to protect democracy and now…failing to protect women.
Enough is enough.
https://www.termlimits.com/busted-congress-uses-money-cover-sexual-harassment/
–from Rogue
JACOBS GALLERY HOLIDAY SALE–
670 Main St, Deadwood, SD
(605) 559-1876
jacobsgalleryshop.com
Before braving the crowds and buying things that everyone else can get on Black Friday, I wanted to share something unique with you.
We are having our first ever Framed Art Sale and our Studio Insiders are the first to find out!
There’s a pretty limited amount of inventory and it’s a First Come, First Served basis, so call the Gallery at (605) 559-1876 if you have any questions or would like more info.
Happy Saving!
–Olivia
STUDIO INSIDER EXCLUSIVE
As an Insider, you have the opportunity to preview this Sale before anyone else.
Public Launch: Sunday, November 19th at 5pm MST
IMPORTANT NOTE:
As a Studio Insider, I will begin sharing New Releases with you a few days before we release it to the public. That way, you have time to mull it over and discuss the purchase with your spouse… or yourself!
JACOBS GALLERY
670 Main St, Deadwood, SD
(605) 559-1876
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FREEDOM FIRST— I watched a debate on C-Span with a Republic and Democrat about why our political parties can’t get anything done. Of course they skated the issues and tried to look like buddies.
I see it as three issues. Because we don’t have term limits these guys just want to be re-elected. That’s their first priority.
Second: Because of the above they must follow their party mandates. So, it’s become just two competitive bodies vying for power and votes.
And Third: Because of the above two, they have abolished the premise of governing in a free society, Freedom. They’re not in office to save the planet or safety making us all live to be 100. The code is the right to be free and live happy lives, not enlarge the government and pass more laws. Done deal.
But what the hell do I know? I’m just an old biker who wants to ride free forever…
–Bandit
