Santa Cruz, California, September 15, 2007 (AMP) The United States, has lost its' preeminent freedom fighter in the biker rights movement, Richard "Quig" Quigley. Richard Quigley, and his constant struggles against unjust laws was legendary. He became a hero to many, primarily by using his wits, genius, and charisma to fight unjust laws. Just one example of the unjust laws related to government enforcement which Quig was an undisputed leader, are the helmet laws which deny individual citizens the right to decide for themselves about motorcycle helmets. Richard Quigley was a radio talk show host, at KSCO, a 10,000W AM radio station in Santa Cruz. He helped people to understand their rights. It seems he stepped on some toes that needed to be stepped on, and as a result, he had to successfully defend his own 1st Amendment Rights to freedom of speech against a Sheriff who dispatched deputies to try to silence him and his radio show. Quig had an extremely keen sense of how to fight unjust laws, and has been described by those who research civil disobedience, as a genius, while others understand that, with no law degree, his knowledge was also the result of an enormous amount of work, driven by his passion for laws and justice, and love of our country founded on freedom. Richard "Quig" Quigley was the Cofounder and Senior Deputy Director of the Helmet Law Defense League, and Cofounder and State Director of BOLT of California, Bikers of Lesser Tolerance. Quig was helpful to Steve Bianco in a very important California helmet case in the 1990’s. The most famous recent helmet law decision in the state of California, and perhaps all of America, was decided by California Superior Court Judge Michael Barton, in August 2006, in California Highway Patrol v Richard Quigley. Among the court findings is that the California helmet law is being unconstitutionally enforced and includes such statements as "there is no such term as DOT Approved, in fact or in law", and that the existence or absence of a DOT sticker has no meaning. The aftermath of this decision, and decisions by the CHP to intentionally disobey court orders is still under dispute and heading toward CA Supreme Court. Quig died Saturday evening, September 15, 2007. A few years ago, Quig was diagnosed with lymphoma, and his health constantly went downhill from there. In 2005, Quig and friends had a living wake. The night before he died, he spoke with Tony "Pan" Sanfelipo, Founder of BOLT, about the fight against the helmet laws. He did not speak of himself. He spoke about our need to continue the battle for our civil liberties. All freedom fighters of BOLT, across the country, celebrate the life of Richard Quigley, while mourning the loss of our brother, friend, and mentor. "Richard Quigley is a legend. None of us can measure up. Some of us will do what he would do. Some will be as vocal. Some will be as strong. But not one of us can be a replacement. I dare say it will take all of us to measure up to what he was." This sentiment from Jackie Suthers from BOLT of Nevada is one of many in the biker culture and motorcycle rights community. Quig fought the helmet laws in Nevada as well as California. Jan, administrator of Biker Court, director of BOLT of NC, co-director of BOLT of the Carolinas, and editor of Bikers USA says, "without Quig, there would not have been a Biker Court. I would not have known where to begin. Many bikers have fought unjust helmet laws and had cases dismissed, but Quig won a landmark case and did a great job of documenting all his trials and tribulations. Quig is very inspiring! Without documents kept by Quig, at USFF, there would not have been such a wonderful realization that unjust helmet laws are only one example of bad government. We must join together and fight to preserve our rights. Most importantly, we must know we can win!” NO LIST NO LAW
Regardless of who you are, and what club or organization you associate with, let's join together, fight those helmet tickets, know why we must, and empower ourselves to win!!" Please visit this page created by Richard Quigley at his US Freedom Fighters web site, and you can even listen to some recordings of his talk shows from the early 1990's. R.I.P. QUIG | 
