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Make Virginia a Better Place to Do Business

Submitted by President on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 00:54

As many of us are aware, Virginia has not been among the friendliest states for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community. With Governor Robert McDonnell and Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli at the helm of Virginia’s government, along with a conservative House of Delegates, Virginia has chosen to stay behind as our sister states have advanced equality among all of its citizens.

Personal Prejudice ahead of Education?

Submitted by Executive Director on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 18:35

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 5, 2010

**PRESS RELEASE**

Personal Prejudice ahead of Education?
McDonnell administration sends the message that the LGBT community is no longer welcome in state employment

Young Democrats Call for Bob Marshall's Resignation Over Disgraceful Comments

Submitted by Executive Director on Mon, 02/22/2010 - 17:26

Young Democrats Call for Bob Marshall's Resignation Over Disgraceful Comments

Using disabled children and their families as a political prop for his extremist Republican agenda is out of line

Richmond, VA – Virginians are shocked and outraged at the recent comments made by Virginia Delegate Bob Marshall and the Young Democrats will not stand by idly while such statements are made. State Delegate Bob Marshall of Manassas says disabled children are God's punishment to women who have aborted their first pregnancy, the Staunton News Leader reported today.

Defense of Common Wealth

Submitted by VP Issue Advocacy on Sat, 02/20/2010 - 13:29

The idea of common wealth goes back to the very beginning of civilization, when humans first realized that a community could accomplish for the individual what no individual could do on their own. Over the course of millennia, religious and political leaders from Jesus of Nazareth and Mohammed to Thomas Hobbes and Franklin Roosevelt have suggested that humans bound together could fill the gaps of society.

The United States and Virginia governments have pursued such a philosophy for hundreds of years. Military defense, education, and social services for children and the elderly ensure the ideals of equality, general welfare, and prosperity laid out by our founding fathers. In 2010, Virginia’s Governor proposed that no bit of our common wealth is sacred, and today we face the very real possibility that government spending, or lack thereof, will exacerbate the gaps in our society that we as a species have tried for so many generations to eradicate.

2010 Charter Submissions

Submitted by Executive Vice ... on Sun, 02/14/2010 - 21:06

To submit your charter application, please submit the following information.

For templates for the chapter documents, check the "Attachments" section for links at the bottom of this page.

DEADLINE: April 1st, 2010, 5pm
The Credentials Committee will meet in after April 1st to go over the applications.

QUESTIONS?
For questions about the chartering process, please email Toby Quaranta. If you would prefer to mail your charter application, please send it to:

Virginia Young Democrats
1710 East Franklin Street, 2nd Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23223

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