The Libertarian Party of Northern Virginia

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750535075605120802Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:58:32 +0000Bill RedpathElection ResultsBoard meeting minutestablesocial networksCommitteesLibertarianLP Successfair2011Celebrate FairfaxThe Libertarian Party of Northern Virginiahttp://lpnova.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (LPNOVA)Blogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750535075605120802.post-8887417491240636908Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:31:00 +00002011-11-13T16:58:32.969-05:00Election ResultsLP Success2011 Kane for Delegate CampaignOn November 8th, 2011, Mike Kane (Libertarian, lifelong Fairfax County resident, and founding LPNOVA member) received 31.45% of the vote in his campaign for House of Delegates in the 41st district. According to LPVA resources, this is a record result for an LP candidate in VA.Mike Kane ran a great campaign - and it is accurate to say that Mike ran a great campaign. While many volunteered and http://lpnova.blogspot.com/2011/11/2011-kane-for-delegate-campaign.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750535075605120802.post-1898136512433734875Thu, 29 Sep 2011 03:33:00 +00002011-09-28T23:34:00.670-04:00Board meeting minutesLPNOVA Board Meeting 7 May 2011 Approved MinutesLPNOVA Board Meeting 2:00 pm on May 7, 2011 George Mason Regional Library Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 2:21 pm. Credentials Check Present · board members (voting) o Matt Cholko (chair) o Matt Helm (at-large) · board members (voting) o Matt Cholko (chair) o Rod Severson (treasurer) · board members (voting) o Matt Cholko (chair) o Rod Severson (treasurer) · board members (voting) o Matt Cholko (chair) o Rod Severson (treasurer) <!-http://lpnova.blogspot.com/2011/09/lpnova-board-meeting-9-july-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750535075605120802.post-6959640090592392907Thu, 29 Sep 2011 03:20:00 +00002011-09-28T23:23:08.745-04:00Board meeting minutesLPNOVA Board Meeting 2 April 2011 Approved MinutesLPNOVA BOARD MEETING 4/2/2011 Present: Matt Cholko, Matt Helm, Rod Severson, Chuck Moulton, Laura Delhomme 1417: Call to order, agenda approved that the “Board Member Reports” segment is to be at “2:35pm”, not “12:35” as listed on the Meeting Agenda. Moved to approve by Matt Helm, seconded by Rodney Severson. 1420: Minutes of previous (March) meeting not present, approval skipped. Board http://lpnova.blogspot.com/2011/09/lpnova-board-meeting-2-april-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750535075605120802.post-1487976918639341040Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:09:00 +00002011-08-08T10:28:46.627-04:00Call for Volunteers! LPNOVA Phone Bank Initiative The Libertarian Party of Northern Virginia is calling for Volunteers!!! We are gearing up for several events these next few months and we want YOU to know about them! We are planning to call our entire phone list to let Libertarians in Northern Virginia know about our Pool Party coming in September, a fundraising BBQ for the Mike Kane campaign in October and our Convention in November! Do you http://lpnova.blogspot.com/2011/08/lpnova-phone-bank-initiative.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristin Pavelski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750535075605120802.post-2970546249324327426Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:27:00 +00002011-06-16T19:25:48.854-04:002011LibertarianBill RedpathfairtableCelebrate FairfaxLPVOVA at Celebrate FairfaxThis past weekend was the celebration of Fairfax County at the Fairfax County Government Center. This was my first time attending this event and I was very impressed with how organized and large the event was. They had several stages with a large main stage that Third Eye Blind played at on Friday night! This year, the Libertarian Party of Northern Virginia had a table and booth and we talked http://lpnova.blogspot.com/2011/06/lpvova-at-celebrate-fairfax.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristin Pavelski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750535075605120802.post-8792078160638843848Sat, 26 Mar 2011 02:31:00 +00002011-03-25T22:31:59.670-04:00LPNOVA Board Meeting 5 Feb 2010 Approved Minutes<!--[if gte mso 9]>http://lpnova.blogspot.com/2011/03/lpnova-board-meeting-5-feb-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fast)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750535075605120802.post-3936958488496193713Tue, 22 Feb 2011 03:48:00 +00002011-02-22T02:05:04.568-05:00Atlas Shrugged Movie TrailerThe long awaited film for freedom lovers and Rand-o-files is finally debuting this April 15th, 2011 on the apropos Tax Day. Atlas Shrugged fans, like myself, here at LPNOVA have been following it closely with gleeful anticipation! At CPAC 2011, they released the trailer to a crowded, standing-room-only banquet room.Here is the trailer to the Part 1 of the Atlas Shrugged trilogy!We are so http://lpnova.blogspot.com/2011/02/atlas-shrugged-movie-trailer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristin Pavelski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750535075605120802.post-7905022911974582625Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:28:00 +00002011-02-01T09:30:31.082-05:00LPNOVA Board Meeting 5 Dec 2010 Approved MinutesGETTING CANDIDATES (Matt C): There are at least 50 seats available in LPNOVA territory, so as always if anyone knows anyone who might be willing to run, we should ask them. We want to find new candidates; at least one person (Mike Kane) has expressed interest. He is going to contact Kerry Bolognese who had a relatively successful campaign for delegate, and plans going door to door to everyone http://lpnova.blogspot.com/2011/02/lpnova-board-meeting-5-dec-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John Fast)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750535075605120802.post-2167040705420909664Fri, 10 Dec 2010 22:19:00 +00002010-12-10T17:34:02.258-05:00We want to hear from You!Greetings Liberty Lovers,With 2011 right around the corner, your newly elected Board of Directors wants you to get involved! We have established new committees and are working on our agenda for the coming year. If you are interested in helping us form our meet-up events, agenda and direction this coming year, please fill out our survey. We want your input on what kind of events you are interestedhttp://lpnova.blogspot.com/2010/12/we-want-to-hear-from-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristin Pavelski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750535075605120802.post-35585303504718036Mon, 29 Nov 2010 23:21:00 +00002010-11-29T18:27:01.334-05:00LP's Monday MessageDear Friend of Liberty,I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving. Even with the elections recently over, we've had a busy couple of weeks.Our Libertarian National Committee had a productive meeting in New Orleans on November 20-21. It was a shock to us to learn shortly after the meeting that Libertarian Party co-founder David Nolan had passed away that weekend.Lots of people have expressed condolences, http://lpnova.blogspot.com/2010/11/lps-monday-message.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LPNOVA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750535075605120802.post-1550004113435620530Sun, 21 Nov 2010 16:15:00 +00002010-11-21T19:50:06.266-05:00Get Ready For a New LPNOVA in 2011Libertarians, As you may be aware, the Libertarian Party of Northern Virginia held its annual convention last Saturday. Attendance was pretty good, and the convention was productive. We made some minor changes to the bylaws, and elected new party officers. After the business session ended, we held a short, informal board meeting to discuss a few things that we need to work on going forward (a http://lpnova.blogspot.com/2010/11/get-ready-for-new-lpnova-in-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LPNOVA)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750535075605120802.post-5033902975947581831Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:17:00 +00002008-12-29T19:07:28.056-05:00social networksLPNOVA on social networksLPNOVA members, At our December meeting, we had a very spirited and substantive discussion regarding the formation of committees that would be the "action arm" of LPNOVA. We all had some great ideas but did not reach conclusion on exactly how we should organize themselves. Nobody said this was going to be easy, but hey, I'm just crazy enough to enjoy the challenge. At any rate, until we http://lpnova.blogspot.com/2008/12/lpnova-on-social-networks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris B)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750535075605120802.post-3552745284911894437Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:25:00 +00002008-12-07T15:36:08.181-05:00CommitteesLPNOVA CommitteesHey everyone, I wanted to reach out to you and get your thoughts on LPNOVA committees. I would like to know what types of committees you would be interested in. Website? Local outreach? Fundraising and promotion? Let us know how you can best contribute your time and talents for LPNOVA.In Liberty,Chrishttp://lpnova.blogspot.com/2008/12/lpnova-committees.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris B)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750535075605120802.post-2582179499523286794Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +00002008-12-05T01:05:00.000-05:00LPNOVA in '09 - What do you want to see?At the December 15th Meetup we will discuss 2009 plans for LPNOVA. We want everyone to come to the meetup and give their input as to what they think we should do, but it would also be great to get a head start on this VERY IMPORTANT discussion. So, please use this post as a place to leave your thoughts and comments. The more ideas that better, so give us everything you have. Let's get a http://lpnova.blogspot.com/2008/12/lpnova-in-09-what-do-you-want-to-see.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LPNOVA)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750535075605120802.post-4071283779656856116Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:48:00 +00002008-11-07T01:27:54.605-05:00Election ResultsLP SuccessMoving in the Right DirectionWhen I first looked at Tuesday's poll results I wasn't very happy with what I saw. Nationally, Bob Barr didn't do nearly as well as anticipated. In Virginia, he did even worse. In Fairfax County, Barr's vote total and percentage were both much lower than the LP ticket from 2004. Barr received 1,253 votes, which is only .28% of all votes cast in the county this year. In 2004, Badnarik received http://lpnova.blogspot.com/2008/11/moving-in-right-direction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt C)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750535075605120802.post-8364111756695114552Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:17:00 +00002008-07-23T21:20:58.489-04:00LPNOVA BylawsLibertarian Party of Northern VirginiaWe, The Libertarian Party of Northern Virginia (LPNOVA), do here by take up the charge to affect a change, through peaceable measures, in the governing bodies that affect our lives. We commit ourselves to working toward a smaller, less intrusive government. We will promote personal freedom and property rights. Through peaceful assembly, education of the http://lpnova.blogspot.com/2008/07/lpnova-bylaws.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LPNOVA)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750535075605120802.post-5887662360750538167Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:55:00 +00002008-07-13T20:08:27.216-04:00Virginia TransportationTransportation SolutionA letter to the Virginia legislature by Matthew D HelmOn the cusp of a recession, Virginians face a crisis that threatens to grind the state to a halt. Runaway inflation, a down housing market, and low consumer confidence affect the incomes of individuals, businesses, and the government. Soon the budget for transportation will dry up and Virginia will be faced with the http://lpnova.blogspot.com/2008/07/virginia-transportation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LPNOVA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750535075605120802.post-3496678539207712194Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:53:00 +00002008-07-12T22:55:09.925-04:00Welcome to the LPNOVA blogThanks for checking out the LPNOVA blog. In the near future, this blog will be used to keep you informed of news and events that are relevant to Libertarians and all lovers of freedom.http://lpnova.blogspot.com/2008/07/welcome-to-lpnova-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LPNOVA)0