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Why am I Running as a Libertarian?
By: Karen Kerin

For sixty-six years I have been a staunch republican, but over the last few years I have been astonished at how many office holders elected as republicans embraced a different philosophy. The ideal of less government, lower taxes and less regulation of our lives, appeared to fall by the wayside, when it seemed advantageous for a republican to sacrifice principles to stay in office. I did not come to this easily. It was the product of examining the votes of legislators in view of the enormous growth of the body of laws. The evidence is beyond dispute.

Click link below for full article:
http://www.karenkerin.com/174/why-am-i-running-as-a-libertarian/

Come celebrate with like minded Vermonters on April 24th at the Orchid in South Burlington at the Vermont Libertarian Party state convention.

When: April 24, 2010, starts at 11:30 a.m. (sign in starts at 11 a.m.)

Where: Orchid Restaurant, located at: 5 Market Street, South Burlington, VT 05403, Tel: (802) 658-3626. See map below.  Click map to get directions from your location.

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Cost: $10.00 per person, paid in advance of the convention to the VTLP (includes meal and hot tea, other drinks are extra.

For more info contact: Jeremy Ryan, chair@vtlp.org, (802) 735-2149.

Current Schedule:

MORNING SESSION

• 11:00 a.m. Sign in Opens
• 11:30 a.m. Party Business- Chair’s Welcome
  - Nomination of Delegates to the National Convention
  - Adoption of VTLP 2010 Platform (current platform)
  - Member/ Candidates Presentations
  - Other party business
• 12:30 p.m. Break

AFTERNOON SESSION

• 12:30 p.m. Luncheon
• 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. (group discussion & possible speakers)
• 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Social Hour

Registration:

Seating for meeting/lunch is by registration only. You may register by clicking the link below or by calling (802) 735-2149 or emailing chair@vtlp.org.

REGISTER NOW

We just received our official acceptance of the Certificate of Organization. We are now officially recongnized as a minor party in Vermont until the next reorganization cycle.

A big thanks to everyone who helped organize their towns and getting paperwork filed.

The new organization membership is located at the following page:
http://www.vtlp.org/organization

Dear Vermonter,

It’s time for all parties in Vermont to reform their town committees. The Vermont Libertarian Party will hold its town caucuses on September 16. If you are interested forming a town committee in your town, then contact me asap so I can send you the forms you need and the directions.

We hope to be adding some new towns, but we also will be losing some town committees as people move so you help is vital in making sure we can easily put presidential, statewide, and local candidates on the ballot to give Vermonters a choice of lower taxes, less government, and more freedom.

Caucusing is simple to do, but there are some laws that must be followed. For example, you need to post a notice in two places in your town at least 5 days in advance of your caucus, and if you have more than 1000 people in your town, then the notice must also appear in your local paper.

FACEBOOK RSVP:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129805062227

Jeremy Ryan
Chair, Vermont Libertarian Party

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Vermont Libertarian Party
PO Box 5475
Burlington VT 05402-5475
Phone: (802) 865-0111
Web: www.vtlp.org
Email: chair@vtlp.org
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Upcoming event of interest to Vermont Libertarians in Essex…

** What: Essex Libertarian Town Committee Caucus

** When: Saturday, May 30, 2009, 10am

** Where: Room C101 at Essex High School in Essex Junction.

** Contact: Kevin May, kmay@ccsuvt.org

If you reside in Essex or know someone who lives there, please consider attending or getting people you know to attend so that Kevin can successfully organize Essex for the party.