Legislative Update

Hello,It was a HUGE Success!!! If you were there, I'm sure you'll never forget it. We were recognized from the floor in a Resolution by Representative Norma "Da Lady" Chavez, in her Leather, along with (after an Ammendment) Sponsorship by the ENTIRE House!!! Senate District 22 was well represented too. ALL of the SD 22 Chapters were had Warriors present, both at the Sunday meeting, and Monday at the Capitol. Sputnik personally assigned Smiley (Asst Coordinator - Lake Granbury Liberty Riders) to guide people to their Representative and Senator's offices. When he made the assignment, she said, "...but I don't have a Yellow Ribbon...". To which Sputnik replyed, "...You don't need a ribbon; You're Smiley!...". Her and Momma (thank you Momma) walked up and down the Halls of the State Capitol, and into the offices, introducing people to their employees ALL day. She had an emergency at home, but she held off until she helped fill the gallery with every available biker we could find. We packed that place and made it ROAR!!! Several Standing ovations from the floor, and many fine statements. We'll have to hold them to those gracious words, and work WITH them to produce legislation that we need.

Rep Da Lady had a big cake (with Harley's on it) and personally invited several of the SD 22 Warriors to follow her to her office for some, and we did! My daughter still has blue fingers from the part of the icing, and we all had blue teeth and lips for awhile, but it was gooooood! I'll upload pics to the Legislative Day website asap. Special thanks to Sandy Duckett for helping my daughter Laena watch me. ;-) Representative Terri Hodge had some questions for Laena too, but she evaded them. :-D

Nobody from East Texas called today and said he's been swamped with calls about Legislative Day. They got TV coverage today, and said it all looked good. I didn't notice anything here, but if anyone did, let me know.

For everyone whether you made it or not, we'll need to be able to go back during Committee Hearings on our Bills that are making their way thru the system. Also, the Texas ABATE Confederation has their "Breakfast with the Bikers" coming up, and that's another good time to go en masse to the Capitol to visit your employees (Senators and Representatives).

Ride Safe and Free (while U steelcan)

Greg Bodovsky
Senate District 22 Advisor
Texas Motorcycle Rights Association
www.tmra2.org
LET THOSE WHO RIDE DECIDE

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First they came for the Communists,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,
and by that time there was no one
left to speak up for me.
Rev. Martin Niemoller, 1945