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Welcome to the New River Libertarians
website!
The New River Libertarians is the local Libertarian
Party affiliate committee in the New River Valley
area (in particular, for Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, and
Pulaski counties).
The Libertarian Party believes in individual liberty
and personal responsibility. We believe that governments
at all levels are too big, too intrusive, and too expensive.
We are working to reduce government to its proper constitutional
role: to protect the rights of the people, and otherwise
leave us alone.
Libertarians Protect Property
Rights
On June 23, 2005, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in the
case of Kelo vs. City of New London that there is no
protection under the US Constitution against the use
of eminent domain by municipalities to take land from
private owners to transfer to other private parties.
The import of this decision is that your house and land
could be taken because your town council or county board
of supervisors believes another private party can use
your property in a way that will generate more tax revenue
for the town or county. Most Libertarians have condemned
this decision as destructive of the right to own property.
The decision has galvanized people around the country
to take action. In Virginia, the Jefferson Area Libertarians
(based in the Charlottesville area) organized VirginiaPropertyRights.org
to push for an amendment to the Virginia constitution
that would prohibit communities from taking land from
property holders to bestow upon other private parties.
We urge all Virginians to work for such constitutional
protection. For more information, please go to VirginiaPropertyRights.org.
NRL Officers
The officers of the New River Libertarians are: Allen Meek of Draper (Pulaski County), chair; Shawn Meek of Draper (Pulaski County), vice chair; Jonathan McGlumphy of Blacksburg (Montgomery County), secretary; Anne Panella of Pembroke (Giles County), treasurer.
NRL Receives Official Committee Status
During the meeting of the Libertarian Party of Virginia State Central Committee on Jan. 14, 2006, the SCC awarded official local committee status to the New River Libertarians. This status is awarded to those organizations that achieve a particular level of membership and activity.
This Week: May 12 - May 18
NRL outreach at Strawberry Festival in Patrick County on Saturday, May 17
The New River Libertarians will sponsor an outreach table at the annual Patrick County Strawberry Festival in Stuart on Saturday, May 17. For more information, please contact NRL secretary Jonathan McGlumphy at jmcglump1@verizon.net.
Coming Soon:
New River Libertarians meeting on June 3
The New River Libertarians will hold its monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3, at Bogen's Restaurant (622 North Main Street) in Blacksburg. For more information, please contact NRL secretary Jonathan McGlumphy at jmcglump1@verizon.net.
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