The next B.O.L.T. Liberty Call-In Hour will feature special guest:

DON BLANSCET

For the first half-hour, listen in and learn about roadside stops and helmet tickets from a real veteran of the helmet law battles in California.

Last nights' coast to coast conference call on the topic "Biker Rights Updates" was terrific! We had great callers and covered a lot of ground. You can listen to the recording of it at http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/66775


The next B.O.L.T. Liberty Call-In Hour will once again be a coast to coast conference call, open to the public, on the topic of:

What motorcyclists want from government.

This regional MRF biker rights conference will be hosted by ABATE of SC and held in Greenville on April 9-11, 2010.  The flier has registration information and a MRF membership application.  Don't miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn and share with our biker brothers and sisters from the Eastern U.S.  Click the image to view the flier.

Attachments:

BEAST2010_flyer.pdf

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Hi all,

Well, the holidays are just around the corner and there is a lot going on here in Horry county. I just received a letter from our lawyer Tom McGrath stating that he anticipates that we will be in court on the helmet ticket issue some time in January or February 2010. I will keep you posted on any updates pertaining to this matter.

Well, the elections are over, and we are going to be in deep do do. We have John Rhodes for another four years. I really don’t know what happened. Every business owner, employee, resident, and biker in Myrtle Beach I have spoken to in the last year wanted Rhodes out, and yet he still won the election. Sounds fishy to me. The ethics commission has now started to look into the shady campaign contributions given to Rhodes and his cronies. Maybe that will help, but I doubt it.

Attachments:

Horry County ABATE Toy run flyer 2009.jpg

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The next B.O.L.T. Liberty Call-In Hour is a coast to coast conference call on the topic of

BIKER RIGHTS UPDATES

Coast to coast call-in to get updates and give updates on biker rights situations. For more info, see http://boltusa. org

ABATE of Southern Nevada held the first "Helmet Protest" in an effort to get the Nevada legislators and Governor to amend the current helmet law to allow adults over the age of 21 the right to ride with the protective headgear they choose or not choose to wear. Bikers from all over the United States participated in this ride...

Courtesy of Jim Cannon, Director of the Virginia Coalition of Motorcyclists (VCOM).  When we hear of the court date we will post it here.

Attachments:

City of Myrtle Beach Brief for SC.pdf

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Cliff Dalton, Legislative Coordinator for ABATE of South Carolina will be speaking at the South Carolina Freedom Rally.

Please help us get the word out about and plan ahead for the South Carolina Rally for Freedom to be held at the Statehouse in Columbia on Saturday, January 9th, 2010. This is a collaborative effort between several South Carolina liberty-focused groups aimed at our state legislators just in time for the opening session in January. It's time The People made our voices heard, and it's time for our legislators to listen. Let's remind them who they work for!

Attachments:

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If you missed the last two *B.O.L.T. Liberty Call-In Hour* conference calls, the recorded audio is available online to download or stream.

The next *B.O.L.T. Liberty Call-In Hour* is a coast to coast conference call on the topic of

*HELMET STOPS*

While enjoying a motorcycle ride and minding your own business, have you been pulled over just so the police can get a closer look at your helmet?

The campgain contributions scandal continues in Myrtle Beach.

Karl Bowers, lawyer for Chairman Brant Branham of the Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce, sent a threatening letter to Business Owners Organized to Support Tourism (BOOST).  Here is his letter.

BOOST sent this letter in response.

Take the MRF's Rider Perception online quiz and test your skills with two online tests: road sign recognition and collision avoidance skills.

http://www.msf-usa.org/riderperception/

"The hundreds of mysterious $1,000 donations to local politicians that have caused such stir over the last two weeks are, as The Sun News has reported, both legal and commonplace in South Carolina.

And, frankly, a little repulsive."

This MRF motorcyclist's rights regional conference will be held in Greenville, SC on April 9-11, 2010. The conference hotel is Crowne Plaza, I-385 at Roper Mountain Road.

Gov. Mark Sanford has asked the State Law Enforcement Division to investigate the legality of numerous controversial campaign donations made to three Myrtle Beach City Council candidates.

The next B.O.L.T. Liberty Call-In Hour is a conference call on the topic of
CHECKPOINTS: COMING SOON TO A POLICE STATE NEAR YOU.

scheduled for Tuesday, 10/27/2009 at 9:00 pm EDT.

You can follow Cliff on Facebook here, and keep up with information affecting our rights and liberties:

http://www.facebook.com/cliff.dalton?ref=nf

His contact information, including Facebook link, is on his Contact page at:

http://abatesc.com/web/Contact/Clifford-Dalton.html

BOLT of NC has information about recent motorcycle-only "safety" checkpoints in North Carolina. These discriminatory checkpoints were funded by federal "safety" funds given to the Governor's Highway Safety Program. Why should SC bikers care? Because we could be next.

Lately it seems that wherever I go people want to know what is happening in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. Some are concerned, others are curious, and many are angry.  It seems that motorcyclists everywhere have been watching what is going on there. However, I have also met those who don’t really care. They don’t go to Myrtle Beach and therefore could not care less about what happens there. They often ask, “Since I can go elsewhere, why should I care what Myrtle Beach does?” That is a valid question which deserves an answer. However, before I do that let’s have a brief re-cap of what has gone on in Myrtle Beach to date.

Some of the corporations involved in a Myrtle Beach campaign finance flap used cashier's checks to make contributions to local politicians, making it difficult to trace the source of the funds, and a partner in one of those corporations said Wednesday he had no idea the business was being used to funnel money to politicians.

A troubling trail of campaign contributions has come to light, paid out to incumbent Myrtle Beach Mayor John Rhodes and several incumbent Myrtle Beach City Council members.  The source of the contributions?

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Due to the unconstitutional city helmet law, bikers not only avoided the city of Myrtle Beach for the Spring and Fally rally, but many say they will not be giving Myrtle Beach any of their business the rest of the year, either.

Retired truck driver Jack Gunter likes to vacation in the city with his Harley-Davidson.

I moved down here last September with the intention of staying here.  I have not worked for over a year, by choice.  After returning from Sturgis I decided to go back to work.  I started looking around and tried to find something in the surrounding area.  With the new economic turndown there was not much available. I started looking in the nearby states; somewhere I could commute and be home on weekends.  I was not pressed to find a job so I could wait until something that fit my criteria became available.  Meanwhile, while I was in Sturgis I was contacted by a company, up in Md, that I used to work for.  They wanted to add my resume to a proposal they were putting together.  I told them ok.  The other week I was headed to Md, which I have done regularly, and the company called me.  They had another opportunity available and asked if I was interested.  I told them I now live in SC and if they wanted me to come they had to make it worth my while.  They did. 

ABATE of SC defends the rights of bikers in South Carolina. Additionally ABATE of SC also works with regional and national coalitions and organizations such as AIM/NCOM, AMA, MRF, SCC, and The Biker Republic to help defend liberty in Washington DC.

Why you should join ABATE. ABATE works to protect the rights of all motorcyclists through direct involvement in the political process. You, as an individual, can help in the ongoing struggle against anti-motorcycle legislation both here in South Carolina, and across the United States, by joining ABATE and learning the Five Steps to Liberty.

Promote ABATE of SC using our application, tri-fold, and ad. These documents are all PDF files and require Adobe Reader; download Adobe Reader free. Print and post our ads, tri-folds, and applications in locations frequented by bikers or for your next motorcycle event. Recruit your friends using our online printable membership application and increase the power and ability of ABATE of SC to defend biker rights.

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