The Republican Liberty Caucus is offering two student internships for the Spring of 2012. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited four-year college or have graduated within the last two years. Applicants should have good writing, organizational and internet skills and a familiarity with social media. An ability to work on your own and to complete projects on a deadline is essential.

Qualifications

• Current college student or recent graduate.
• Hard-working, self-motivated, and eager to learn.
• A belief in advancing liberty within the political system.
• Outstanding academic record.
• Strong technical and communications skills.
• Ability to work independently and with others.

Interns are expected to work 12 hours a week for 16 weeks during the Spring semester. There is no salary, but some expenses will be paid if needed. Interns will be supervised by a RLC board or staff member, but will be expected to work independently on specific assignments most of the time. They will not be expected to relocate and can remain enrolled and taking classes during the internship. Most of the work will be assigned and overseen online as a virtual internship.

Benefits

• Gain experience in political activism and advocacy.
• Learn technical and organizational skills.
• Can work while still attending classes.
• No need to relocate.
• Helping one of the fastest growing organizations in the Liberty Movement.

Interns will gain experience with administrative aspects of a nationwide advocacy organization, including activism initiatives, publicity and promotions, member support services, database maintenance, social media, working with party organizations and campaigns and event planning and management. This will be a valuable opportunity to gain experience, add to your political resume and advance the cause of liberty.

Application Deadline: Jan 20th, 2012
Start Date: January 30th, 2012
End Date: May 18, 2012
Location: Flexible
For Information Email chairman@rlc.org

If you are interested, please fill out the application form below:

Like Governor Rick Perry I was a cheerleader, and I’m excited about the opportunities to lead the growth in the liberty movement during the coming election year.  So I sent out a letter to our state chapters to stir things up a bit and get us rolling as we go into this new season of amazing possibilities – DN

The Republican Liberty Caucus of Virginia hosted its 2011 State Convention this Saturday in Arlington. The Convention featured three speakers: Delegate Rich Anderson, U.S. Senate candidate Tim Donner, U.S. House candidate Ken Vaughn, and State Senate candidate Robert Sarvis.

Each of the candidates talked about their campaigns and Del. Anderson talked about his work in the legislature.

About 30 people attended the event, which was held in northern Virginia. At the business session, members elected the following officers and board members:

George Primbs, Chairman
Steven Latimer, Vice Chair
Robert Kenyon, Secretary
Cliff Dunn, Treasurer
Nick Cote, Rick Sincere, Mitchell Bemos (At-Large Board members)
Eric Brescia, Shelby McCurnin (Alternate Board members)

Thank you to the RLCVA speakers and to our newly elected RLCVA Board!

A draft of the new RLCVA website can be found online and photos of the event follow.

U.S. Senate candidate Tim Donner spoke to RLCVA members.

Virginia RLC members look on.

Delegate Rich Anderson of the Woodbridge area spoke to RLC members

Aaron with Tim Donner.

Last week the Republican Liberty Caucus national board voted unanimously to pass a resolution in opposition to raising the debt ceiling. You can find more information on this issue in a series of other articles on this site. The press release is part of a full campaign on this issue, including an email and phone campaign to Congress and promotion of the issue in the national press.

The text of the resolution reads:

Resolution:

WHEREAS government should tax citizens only at the minimal level necessary to fund the essential functions of government; and

WHEREAS the funding of unnecessary government spending from direct taxation and excessive debt is an assault on the natural property rights of all taxpayers and on the future liberty of our children; and

WHEREAS the national debt has tripled in the last decade and is expected to exceed 100% of Gross Domestic Product by the end of the year; and

WHEREAS Congress has raised the debt ceiling three times in the last two years; and

WHEREAS Congress has continued to raise the debt ceiling time and time again, showing no capacity for fiscal discipline or deficit reduction;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Liberty Caucus believes:

Congress should not raise the debt ceiling in 2011. Instead, Congress should shut down non-essential government programs and limit operational expenses to incoming revenue until a balanced budget can be passed.

It’s time to elect Regional Directors!

Regional Directors are elected to the National Board of the Republican Liberty Caucus following the National Convention. The Regional Directors are an important link between the State Charters and the National Board.

The four Regions are (* indicate Chartered state):

• Eastern Region: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine*, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire*, New Jersey, New York*, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island*, Vermont, West Virginia and the District of Columbia*.
• Southern Region: Alabama*, Arkansas, Florida*, Georgia*, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi*, North Carolina*, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee*, Texas*, Virginia*, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
• Midwest Region: Illinois, Indiana*, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota*, Missouri*, Nebraska*, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin*.
• Western Region: Alaska, Arizona*, California*, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah*, Washington*, Wyoming and Guam.

Important Dates:
Nominations Open:  Sunday, 2/27/2011
Nominations Closed:  Friday, 3/4/2011
Ballots Issued to Officers: Saturday, 3/5/2011
Voting Closes: Friday, 3/11/2011
Results Announced: Saturday, 3/12/2011

Contact:
RLC National Secretary, Jason Hellenberg (hellenberg.jason@gmail.com)

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Regional Directors are the State Charters representative and voice on the National Board.  A Regional Director should create a good relationship with all of the State Charters in their Region, and give monthly reports on the Charters in their Region.  They should also work with State Coordinators in their region to help a Chapter become formed and functional.

Candidates for Regional Directors shall be Regular Members in good standing. Candidates may be nominated by another Regular Member, or may ask to be considered. Nominations shall be made to the National Secretary by the nomination deadline.

The Officers of Chartered states will be issued electronic ballots listing the candidates. The electronic ballot shall be returned to the National Secretary by the specified deadline, no less than five days from issuance.

Candidates have been registered, they may write a two paragraph candidate summary that will be distributed in the electronic ballots. It is advisable to have an email address included so you may be contacted directly for inquiry.  Candidate summaries must be received by the close of Nominations.

The electronic ballots will counted and reported on within two days of the election deadline. The results will be mailed to the State Officers, and be posted in multiple electronic locations.

Please send all nominations directly to hellenberg.jason@gmail.com.  Social Media/eGroups will not be searched for nominations.

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