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SAVE THE PATCH

30 Monday Jun 2014

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Back Patch, colors, Freedom, Individual Responsibility, Individual Rights, Mongols MC, SAVE THE PATCH

Do you wear a vest with a back patch that signifies you are a member of a group or club? This type of vest is sometimes called “Colors”, or “Cut”, but whatever you call it, it is used to show that you are a member in good standing of that group. Lots of organizations, besides motorcycle clubs, also wear unique identifying logos, either on their back or sleeve. Some examples are; U.S. Military, American Legion Riders, Police Officers, Paramedics, Boy Scouts, Harley Owners Group, Veterans Groups and I’m sure many more.

So, what would you think if the government told you that you couldn’t wear your patch any more because they had legally taken away your copyright to your unique patch design because of the actions of one or two of your groups members. This is exactly what is being argued in court right now over the back patch design of the Mongols Motorcycle Club. Now, you might be tempted to respond that some of the Mongols MC are bad guys. Well, whether that is true or not, the actions of one or a few members should not mean that the whole group is destroyed by taking away their unique back patch design.

I know that you might not fully agree with me, but you need to understand that this isn’t just about back patches. Consider a hypothetical case where a member of any prominent church denomination robs a bank. Does that mean that the whole denomination should be destroyed by taking away their logo? After all, if one is guilty, then all must be guilty right? I hope you are beginning to see that making a group responsible for an individual’s actions is a bad thing. It is a very bad thing. We are a country that once believed in individual responsibility. I hope that you can see that this case is not just important to all motorcycle club members, but also, to all people that are part of a group of almost any kind. If a member of a group can cause the whole group to he held responsible for his or her actions, we are well down the slippery slope of eliminating freedom and individual responsibility from our once great nation.Here are a couple of quotes, and information about how you can help;

“They are trying to destroy the right of men to associate and indicate their association” said Joe Yanny, an attorney representing the Mongols.  In addition to being a violation of club members’ freedom of speech rights, Yanny said, “more importantly, it’s a due process issue.”

Educate yourself on this case by going to: http://usdefender.net/cta-tdf.html and go “LIKE” the National US Defenders Facebook page for future updates. You can also contact the lawyers at; http://www.onabike.com

Please consider supporting the SAVE THE PATCH campaign by making a donation in any amount to the “Tracemark Defense Fund” (“100% of every donation goes directly to the Trademark Defense Fund”)

Send donations to:

Trademark Defense Fund
Attention: RML
7334 Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Suite 200
Canoga Park, CA. 91303
 
“We have no other fight as important as this fight to help the Mongols MC Nation win this case, the US Defenders will do all we can to assist them in every State,” US Defenders National Office.
 
And finally, here is one of my favorite photos of my wonderful wife Debbie, proudly holding her “Save The Patch” patch, standing between two Mongols MC members.

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COC&I Meeting for June at Texas Mist

29 Sunday Jun 2014

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Texas Mist, Thomas Zimmer

We had the June meeting of COC&I at Texas Mist today. I arrived early to give moral support to Wes and Woody as the were setting up the Freedom Dog tent. Humorously, the owner of Texas Mist came out with a toilet that he dumped in the trash bin, but not before I was able to get a picture for posterity. It seems it got broken somehow yesterday, and he wanted to get it replaced before our meeting today.  Fortunately with some borrowed wrenches, (you “would” think a couple of hundred bikers would have some wrenches) he was able to accomplish the feat and the meeting went on a planned. We heard from the usual parties, including some talk about the Save The Patch campaign. I expect to be publishing an article tomorrow on Save The Patch, so stay tuned. The meeting went very well, and I closed in prayer as Frank the COC&I chaplain wasn’t able to attend.

 

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TMRA 2 Meeting at Hardtails

28 Saturday Jun 2014

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hardtails, tmra2

I attended the TMRA 2 General membership meeting at Hardtails this morning, and i even got the bike out of the garage for the occasion. I got to see lots of friends and I even got to pray at the meeting. Of course I shot a few pictures. Enjoy,

On the bike today
On the bike today
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Worlds best Hotdog
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June Officers Meeting and Dinner

26 Thursday Jun 2014

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ROT Rally

We had our officers meeting for June tonight, later than usual because the ROT Rally happened the week we normally have out meeting. Robin provide a great dinner (Yes Debbie I even had vegetables), and after everyone was finished we flowed into the meeting. We talked mostly about the ROT rally and about the few upcoming events, including a possible garage sale in September to raise money for Run For The Son next year. Oh, and there was cheese cake for dessert, yum!

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An artsy pic, lots of color!
An artsy pic, lots of color!
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Another artsy pic.
A normal pic, if you can call Jim normal :)
A normal pic, if you can call Jim normal 🙂
That's better, Jim looks good in black and white.
That’s better, Jim looks good in black and white.

Antique Mall Objects De Art

21 Saturday Jun 2014

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Antiques, CiCi's Pizza, Objects De Art

I love the title, it makes these photos seem more wonderful somehow. Anyway, I went to the Antique Mall today at wandered around taking pictures of object i thought were interesting. After that I went to CiCi’s Pizza, and stuffed myself, which led very quickly to going home for a nap. After the nap, I finished processing all these photos, and just finished, a bit after 9PM. Either I’m slow, or I was having a lot of fun editing. Probably the later. Enjoy,

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This is a guitar, in case you can’t tell.
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