We The People of Longview, TX » State Sovereignty http://wtplongview.com Returning the government to its rightful owners Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:32:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Who’s Supreme? The Supremacy Clause Smackdown http://wtplongview.com/2010/03/issues/state-sovereignty/who%e2%80%99s-supreme-the-supremacy-clause-smackdown/ http://wtplongview.com/2010/03/issues/state-sovereignty/who%e2%80%99s-supreme-the-supremacy-clause-smackdown/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:59:22 +0000 Cindy http://wtplongview.com/?p=1509 When Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter signed HO391 into law on 17 March 2010, the “national” news media circled the wagons and began another assault on State sovereignty. The bill required the Idaho attorney general to sue the federal government over insurance mandates in the event national healthcare legislation passed. The lead AP reporter on the [...]]]> http://wtplongview.com/2010/03/issues/state-sovereignty/who%e2%80%99s-supreme-the-supremacy-clause-smackdown/feed/ 0 U.S. Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX) Calls for Amendment Convention by States http://wtplongview.com/2010/03/issues/state-sovereignty/u-s-congressman-louie-gohmert-r-tx-calls-for-amendment-convention-by-states/ http://wtplongview.com/2010/03/issues/state-sovereignty/u-s-congressman-louie-gohmert-r-tx-calls-for-amendment-convention-by-states/#comments Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:55:00 +0000 Cindy http://wtplongview.com/?p=1498 Watch You Tube Video on U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert’s talk on the House Floor:

http://wtplongview.com/2010/03/issues/state-sovereignty/u-s-congressman-louie-gohmert-r-tx-calls-for-amendment-convention-by-states/feed/ 0 http://wtplongview.com/2010/02/issues/state-sovereignty/1174/ http://wtplongview.com/2010/02/issues/state-sovereignty/1174/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:58:05 +0000 Cindy http://wtplongview.com/?p=1174 In recent years, the federal government has grown at a rapid rate, intruding into many areas that formerly were the sole domain of the states (e.g., education, transportation, health care, energy policy, etc.). Significantly, the Founding Fathers took great care to place limitations around federal powers [...]]]> http://wtplongview.com/2010/02/issues/state-sovereignty/1174/feed/ 0 NULLIFICATION REVISITED http://wtplongview.com/2009/12/issues/state-sovereignty/nullification-revisited/ http://wtplongview.com/2009/12/issues/state-sovereignty/nullification-revisited/#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:39:35 +0000 Cindy http://wtplongview.com/?p=830 Read this article from the Tenth Amendment Center to better understand [...]]]> http://wtplongview.com/2009/12/issues/state-sovereignty/nullification-revisited/feed/ 0 Gov. Perry: States Must Stand Up to Unprecedented Federal Intrusion http://wtplongview.com/2009/12/issues/state-sovereignty/gov-perry-states-must-stand-up-to-unprecedented-federal-intrusion/ http://wtplongview.com/2009/12/issues/state-sovereignty/gov-perry-states-must-stand-up-to-unprecedented-federal-intrusion/#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:36:57 +0000 Cindy http://wtplongview.com/?p=826 AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry today sent a letter asking other governors to join him in ongoing efforts to assert the constitutional rights of states as guaranteed under the 10th Amendment with regard to the federal health care bill being forced through by Congress.  He urged the governors to support and join efforts by Texas Attorney General [...]]]> http://wtplongview.com/2009/12/issues/state-sovereignty/gov-perry-states-must-stand-up-to-unprecedented-federal-intrusion/feed/ 0 Shuster: Tenth Amendment is a Bunch of Baloney http://wtplongview.com/2009/09/videos/shuster-tenth-amendment-is-a-bunch-of-baloney/ http://wtplongview.com/2009/09/videos/shuster-tenth-amendment-is-a-bunch-of-baloney/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:01:19 +0000 Garrett W. http://wtplongview.com/?p=144 Source: Tenth [...]]]> http://wtplongview.com/2009/09/videos/shuster-tenth-amendment-is-a-bunch-of-baloney/feed/ 1