Daytona Beach Chapter Dedication To Freedom Of The Road

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1 Volume 103 Issue 8 August 2018 ABATE OF FLORIDA, INC Daytona Beach Chapter Dedication To Freedom Of The Road HAPPY 38TH BIRTHDAY TO THE OLDEST ABATE CHAPTER IN FLORIDA REMINDER!!!!! NEXT CHAPTER MEETING August 2, 7:30 PM Eagles 190 S. Nova Road Ormond Beach

2 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE Happy 38th Anniversary Daytona Beach Abate!! That's right, we are one of oldest (and bestest) chapter in the great state of Florida!! Ok..I was the only officer that attended the State Leadership Seminar and Presidents Meeting in Vero Beach a couple weekends ago. I learned a few things, met a lot of new people, saw a bunch of old people (haha..literally) picked up information packets and grabbed the latest bylaws for everyone on our board. Just a reminder.. The State meeting is close by this month in Ocala and is on Saturday, August 11th at 2pm. I'll be going and hopefully riding..weather permitting. Everyone is welcome to go with and check it out. We'll be meeting at the Iron Horse at 11am. KSU at 11:30 sharp. Did I mention that lunch will be provided and is free! A stop at the Black Bear Pub on the way back is a high probability..great place for a beer! A quick note..we are in the middle of summer and It is a FREAKIN HOT and wet one!! Please use plenty of sunscreen and stay hydrated. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at the next meeting on Thursday night August 2nd, 7:30pm at the Eagles located at 190 S. Nova Rd in beautiful downtown Ormond Beach. Please come out and support your fellow bikers...as always, ride safe and look twice...even three times...it just might save YOUR life Also..check out an "LIKE" our facebook page at This Months direct link is Geno President of the best Abate Chapter in Florida Daytona Beach Abate of Florida Inc. daytona.abateflorida.com Wow, talk a bout hot and rainy, we are definitely making up for any rain shortages in earlier in the year. Midterm elections are fast approaching and we will have updates form some of the State Cabinet candidates I got to interview and hopefully a special guest or two that are running for Congress in both Florida and the US if all goes well... Hope to see everyone at our next meeting on Aug 2nd at the Eagles on Nova Rd in Ormond Beach.. Till next month, stay safe and I hope to see you out on the road!!! Thank you, Alfy Vice President Daytona Beach Chapter ABATE of Florida, Inc. VICE PRSIDENT MESSEGE

3 CHAPTER OFFICERS June2017 May 2018 President Geno Lessig Vice Pres. Alfye Fyock Secretary Sarah Treasurer John Banta Sgt. At Arms Tim Fryar Legislative Officer John Banta Membership Steve Fritze Safety Director Tom PR/Communications Ken Holland Products Frank Roush Newsletter Editor Kathy Holland Webmaster Kathy Holland State Delegate Gene Lessig State Delegate Alfye Fyock Chapter Contact Geno Lessig MONTHLY YEARLY FULL PAGE $42.60 $ HALF PAGE $21.30 $ QUARTER PAGE $15.98 $ BUSINESS CARD $10.65 $90.53 ONE ISSUE SPECIAL EVENT FLYER $42.60 (full page only) Full and half page ads get one month free IDENTIFICATION STATEMENT The Daytona Beach ABATE newsletter is the official publication of Daytona Beach Chapter ABATE of Florida, INC. Published monthly (12 times a year) ABATE of Florida, Inc. Daytona Beach Chapter Full payment must accompany Ad Copy. All ads must be camera ready. Advertisements will receive one (1) copy of each issue of the newsletter which their advertisement appears. All Special Events advertisements will be billed on an individual basis. Contact Ken Holland Public Relations/Communications or kenjholland@gmail.com if you would like to advertise in the Daytona Beach ABATE newsletter.

4 Daytona Beach Chapter Chapter Meeting July 5, 2018 Fraternal Order of Eagles 7:30 p.m. Sgt At Arms :Grog called meeting to order at 7:30 PM and opened the meeting with the pledge of allegiance President: Geno talked about future State meeting coming up in Ocala in August and the President and Officers seminars in Vero Beach. VP: Alfy- talked about the past state meeting in Sabatian that he and John Banta attended and said that Doc will remain as President. Secretary: Sarah absent Treasurer: John - absent so Alfy gave the Treasury reportave treasury report. Membership: Steve Gave Membership report see report in newsletter Legislation: John absent no report but you can see his report in the newsletter. Bobby C: talked about being in Washington DC he said there were multiple clubs that showed up and that it was time well sp Sgt At Arms: Grog Products: Frank is not here tonight but there are t-shirts available for sale. Newsletter and Website: Kathy absent but the secretary report is in the newsletter and on the website and the website is up and running. Safety: Tom absent Old Business: None New Business: None Meeting adjourned: 8:30 pm *********************** July 2018 MEMBERSHIP**************************** 1 new member Ryan Nagle and 1 renew Due: 7/18 Chris Brock, Alphonce Cucurella, Memo Figueroa, David Malone, Jason Smith, Walter Smith, Bobby Tackett and Jeff Vega.. Due :8/1 Jim Blacklock, Robert Maness, Glen Meadows, Robert Pinder and Herb Schultz. Renew a month early to avoid expiring. Dues can be paid at the Iron Horse, ask for Steve or at the Eagles on Nova Rd. at our meeting on the first Thursday of the month. You can also mail your membership check to : PO Box Daytona Beach FL Steve Fritze Membership Daytona Beach Chapter

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6 Legislative Report July24, 2018 John Banta WASHINGTON, DC The AMA and MRF websites do have automated letters that will go to your congressman. The MRF letter can be tweaked before you send it. Navigation is not that easy. MRF members get an of weekly congressional activity. EPA: S.203: HR.350 Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017 (RPM Act). These bills ensure that transforming motor vehicles, including motorcycles, into race cars or racing bikes used exclusively in competition does not violate the Clean Air Act. The bill would clarify that the anti-tampering provisions applicable to motor vehicles do not apply to motorcycles used for competition in racing. The EPA says they have the authority to enforce any modifications (they call it tampering ) you might make to your bike s emissions system. Ron DeSantis is a co-sponsor, Sen. Rubio and Nelson are among the co-sponsors of the Senate bill. Light weight feel good legislation, but we need to reel in our federal agencies. ETHANOL: The MRF lobbyist attends all the committee hearings concerning Ethanol. On July 19, Representatives from the marine, motorcycling, and outdoor power equipment gathered on Capitol Hill to discuss concerns over ethanol-blended gasoline and a lack of consumer education and understanding of the risks associated with ethanol. Hosted by the Congressional Motorcycle and Boating Caucuses, the breakfast briefing featured a panel of industry representatives and welcomed congressional staff and policymakers to learn about the issue from those with direct experience. Speaking on behalf of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation was Mike Sponseller, an avid motorcyclist, professional racer and part owner of a Washington, D.C. motorcycle shop. Sponseller explained to the audience why higher ethanol blended gasoline is such a concern for riders, showing images of corroded and damaged motorcycle engine parts including fuel injectors, tank liners, fuel lines and even showing a snapshot taken directly from a Harley-Davidson owner s manual explaining the risks of using E15, E30 and E85. HR1314 Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act Rep. Goodlatte. Eliminates Renewable Fuel Standard in the Clean Air Act that sets progressive minimum volumes of renewable fuel to be on the marketplace. This is the best bill. Rep. Ron DeSantis is a cosponsor. Caps blending to the current of 10%. You do not want to run E15 in your bike. The EPA is pushing E15 although my owners manual for my 2012 car says only use E10. Running E15 will burn up your engine, if it is not designed for it. HR5855 Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2018 Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA). To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise labeling requirements for fuel pumps that dispense E15, and for other purpose. Doc's buddy Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) is a co-sponsor. PROFILING : H.Res.318. Promoting awareness of motorcycle profiling and encouraging collaboration and communication with the motorcycle community and law enforcement officials to prevent instances of profiling. Sponsored by Rep Walberg. Note the registration numbers in the resolution ( , 2015). S.Res.154 is almost identical to H.Res.318 and is sponsored by Sen. Johnson. 5 cosponsors among them Sen. Jeanne Shaheen D-NH, Sen. Lisa Murkowski R-AK. Last session in Tallahassee saw Sen. Rob Bradley, chairman of appropriations, killing the texting bill over privacy concerns and profiling. which were somewhat addressed in the bill. However he was not a co-sponsor on the racial profiling bill which had stronger language. ELECTIONS last months report lists our state issues. dates and locations of News Journal Debates (6:30 to 8 PM) for Congressional and County Council candidates are posted in the News Journal. Candidates As of June 23. Primary August 28, General November 6 Governor: For Republicans it is between DeSantis and Putnam. Putnam has been a proven supporter for ABATE. DeSantis is liked by many. Democrats, except for Graham, want full marijuana legalization. They all want more gun control. There idea of reasonable is baloney. CFO Patronis R, Ring D

7 Attorney General: Republicans Ross Spano, Frank White and former Hillsborough County Judge Ashley Moody. All support old Jim Crow legislation. Democrats Sean Shaw, Ryan Torrens Agriculture Commissioner: Republicans Grimsley, Caldwell, McCalister, and Troutman ;Democrat Porter, Nikki Fried, Rod David Walker. Caldwell has the NRA nod. US House of Representatives District 6: Democrats John Upchurch, Nancy Soderberg, Stephen Sevigny. Upchurch is local. Republicans John Ward, Michael Waltz, Fred Costello. Fred was approachable while a State Representative. He supported the non ethanol gas bill and was sympathetic to my arguments of why that helmet does not do what the bureaucrats says it does. I do not expect him to support any profiling resolutions. Alfy likes Michael Waltz. John Ward does not realize how many people from Puerto Rico live here. Florida State Senator District 14 Dorothy Hukill R, Melissa Martin D. Florida State Representatives District 24 Adam Morley D, Paul Renner R District 25 Tom Leek R. Katie Tripp D District 26 Mike Cantu R, Elizabeth Fetterhoff R, Patrick Henry D, Percy Williamson D District 27 Neil Henrichsen D, Carol Lawrence D, David Santiago R Volusia County Council: The developers are pouring in money to the incumbents. At Large Ben Johnson, Dr L. Ronald Durham. Old Sherriff Ben has gotten allot of money from developers. District 1 Jeffery Brower, Barbara Girtman, Eddie Molina, Pat Patterson. District 3 Michael Arminio, Deb Denys. District 5 Dan Hunt, Fred Lowry. We do have choices. Some good some not so good. Constitutional Amendments: Amendments 6 thru 13 are from the committee and are bundled. Feel good amendments are paired with controversial amendments that should be rejected. This list includes info sent by Darrin (What it means). Amendment 1: Increased Homestead Property Tax Exemption. What it means: Would increase the portion of a home s value that s exempted from non-school property taxes. The changes would apply to the value of a home between $100,000 and $125,000 with the maximum exemption climbing to $75,000. Amendment 2: Permanent Cap on Non-homestead Parcel Assessment Increases. What it means: Would limit increases to assessment rates to 10-percent per year. Secures an existing cap on non-homestead property assessments. This only will help the rich people Amendment 3 Voter Approval for Casino Gambling. What it means: Would provide voters with the exclusive right to decide whether to authorize casino gambling and expansions in the state. Both the state legislature and the voters currently have the authority to authorize casino gambling through constitutional amendment. Amendment 4. Restoring of Voting Rights for Individuals with Felony Convictions. What it means: Would restore the right to vote for more people with prior felony convictions upon completion of their sentences. It would exclude those convicted of murder and felony sexual offenses. Amendment 5: Increase to Two-Thirds Vote Majority in Legislature to Increase Taxes. What it means: Would increase the majority needed in the state Legislature to two-thirds to impose, approve or raise taxes. It would also mean it would take only a third of members in either the House or Senate to block tax increases or repeal exemptions. VICTIMS RIGHTS AND JUDGES (Amendment 6): It would establish a series of rights for crime victims, including the right to be notified of major developments in criminal cases and the right to be heard in legal proceedings. It would increase the mandatory retirement age for judges from 70 to 75. It would provide that judges or hearing officers should not necessarily defer to the interpretation of laws and rules by governmental agencies in legal proceedings. What it means: Would add a list of rights for crime victims, known as a Marsy s Law. The other two aspects of this measure would increase the retirement age for judges to 75 and would prohibit judges from deferring to

8 administrative agencies interpretations of a law when ruling in cases. The News Journal has called this amendment sneaky. FIRST RESPONDERS AND HIGHER EDUCATION: (Amendment 7): It would require the payment of death benefits when law enforcement officers, paramedics, correctional officers and other first responders are killed while performing official duties. It also would apply to Florida National Guard and active-duty military members stationed in Florida. It would establish a governance system for the 28 state and community colleges. It would require a supermajority vote by university boards of trustees and the Board of Governors when raising student fees. What it means: Would require employers to provide benefits to surviving spouses of first responders if they die on duty, and it would require the state to provide benefits to surviving spouses of active-duty military members who are killed. The last parts of the measure would require university trustees to agree by a third-thirds super-majority to raise college fees and establish the state college system in the state Constitution. Universities are currently in the Constitution, but state colleges (community colleges) are not. PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Amendment 8): It would impose an eight-year term limit on school board members. It would allow an alternative process for approving public schools, including charter schools, rather than by local school boards. It would establish a requirement for the teaching of civic literacy in public schools. What it means: Creates a consecutive eight-year term limit for school board members, allows state governments to control public schools not established by the school board and requires the Legislature to promote civic literacy in public education. The League of Women Voters is challenging this amendment. OIL DRILLING AND VAPING (Amendment 9): It would prohibit drilling for gas and oil in state coastal waters and ban vamping and the use of electronic cigarettes in workplaces. What it means: It would ban offshore drilling for oil and natural gas on all lands beneath state waters. The measure also bans the use of vapor-generating electronic devices, including electronic cigarettes, in indoor workplaces. GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE (Amendment 10): It would require all charter-county governments to have elected constitutional officers, including sheriffs. It would lead to the Legislature beginning its annual session in January in even-numbered years. It would create an Office of Domestic Security and Counterterrorism in the Department of Law Enforcement. It would revise the constitutional authority for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sheriff Chitwood has asked everyone to vote yes. What it means: Would add a state Department of Veterans Affairs and create a state office of Domestic Security and Counter-terrorism. The measure would also require the Legislature session to start in January rather than March in even-numbered years. Lastly, the measure includes a proposal that would require five county-level offices to be elected statewide: sheriffs, tax collectors, property appraisers, supervisors of elections and clerks of circuit court. Many counties already elect these positions. PROPERTY RIGHTS AND HIGH-SPEED RAIL (Amendment 11): It would remove language that prohibits aliens ineligible for citizenship from owning property. It would remove obsolete language that authorizes a high-speed rail system. It would revise language to make clear that the repeal of a criminal statute does not affect the prosecution of any crime committed before the repeal. What it means: Would do away with the prohibition against foreign-born persons from owning, inheriting, disposing or possessing property. The measure removes a provision that stated a highspeed rail system be developed in Florida and revises a provision on criminal prosecution so that it s clear that repealing a criminal statute does not retroactively affect the prosecution of a previously-committed crime. ETHICS (Amendment 12): It would impose a six-year lobbying ban on former state elected officials, state agencies heads and local elected officials. It would also create a new ethics standard that would prohibit public officials from obtaining a disproportionate benefit from their actions while in office. GREYHOUND RACING (Amendment 13): It would ban greyhound racing at Florida tracks after Dec. 31, *********************************************************************************************** 2013 FLHTC Harley Davidson Classic 2 new tires in the fall, new battery last spring. well maintained, only 47,000 miles (mostly interstate) Black with silver pinstripe. $12, US Call Ken - Ormond Beach or kenjholland@gmail.com

9 Contact Your Legislators Feb is the best way, however instead of an actual address, the legislators prefer for you to use the website to contact them. Send letters to the federal legislators to their Florida offices. US Capitol Bill web site US Senate Bill Nelson E Robinson St., Suite 410, Orlando, FL Hart Bldg., Washington, DC Marco Rubio South Orange Ave., Suite 350, Orlando, FL Russell Bldg., Washington, DC US House District 6 Ron DeSantis City Center Circle, Port Orange, FL Longworth House Bldg., Washington, DC Governor Rick Scott, The Capitol, 400 Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL Use to the Governor, which is public record Go thru the and use Representative s or Senator s homepage contact for Florida Senate District 7 Travis Hutson 4875 Palm Coast Pwy., Suite 5, Palm Coast FL Senate Office Bldg, 404 South Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL District 14 Dorothy Hukill 209 Dunlawton Ave., Unit 17, Port Orange, FL Senate Office Bldg. 404 South Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL District 9 David Simmons 220 Crown Oak Centre Dr., Longwood, FL Senate Office Bldg 404 South Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL Florida House District 24 Paul Renner 4877 Palm Coast Pwy., Suite1, Palm Coast, FL Capitol, 402 South Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL District 25 Tom Leek 149 S. Ridgewood Ave., Suite 210, Daytona Beach, FL House Office, 402 South Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL District 26 Patrick Henry 101 s. Palmetto Ave., Suite 3, Daytona Beach, FL Capitol, 402 South Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL District 27 David Santiago 849 Deltona Blvd., Deltona, FL House Office, 402 South Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL

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11 DEDICATED TO FREEDOM OF THE ROAD ABATE OF FLORIDA, INC. Goals and Purposes: To become a powerful and viable force in legislative matters concerning bikers. To promote safe riding habits without infringing on individual rights. To motivate the biker to write letters to their legislators before, during and after the legislative session in regards to biker/individual freedom legislation. To provide a monthly Newsletter to keep all bikers informed of upcoming legislation, whether it is favorable or discriminatory to the biker, and also of events, runs, parties etc. in different areas of Florida and the United States. MEETING LOCATION: EAGLES HALL 190 S. NOVA RD. ORMOND BEACH, FLORIDA WHEN: FIRST THURSDAY of EACH MONTH 7:30 pm APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP 18 YEARS OR OLDER NAME: ADRESS: CITY: STATE/PROVINCE: ZIP/POSTAL CODE: TELEPHONE: CELL PHONE: (please print clearly) Registered Voter? YES NO (Circle One) DUES: $20.00 (US) 1 year membership $ (US) LIFETIME membership All applications are subject to approval Includes: Daytona Beach Chapter ABATE OF FLORIDA, INC. Membership card Monthly newsletter and Bi-Monthly State Newsletter Mail application to: Daytona Beach ABATE PO Box Daytona Beach, FL MUST BE 18 YRS TO APPLY

12 ABATE of Florida, Inc. Daytona Beach Chapter PO Box Daytona Beach, Florida DON T LET YOUR MEMBERSHIP EXPIRE! American Bikers Aimed Toward Education BUT STILL A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enactments Florida s ONLY MOTORCYCLE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION You made the decision to ride a motorcycle, now make the decision to help preserve the right to RIDE FREE!!!! We will Lobby and Educate the Government and General Public to Promote Motorcycling in a Safe and Positive Image.