http://www.luke2010.com/site en luke@lukekorkowski.com Copyright 2010 2010-07-16T05:12:57+00:00 http://www.luke2010.com/site/blog/post/getting-rights-right/ http://www.luke2010.com/site/blog/post/getting-rights-right/#When:05:12:57Z Last week I attended a portion of The Americas Roundtable on Poverty Reduction: Politics and Strategies (part of the Biennial of the Americas) at which Tom Farer, retiring Dean of DU’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies gave opening remarks.One line from his short speech struck me in the cortex. He said, “A right is a duty that the State owes to its citizens.” I could not believe my ears. News 2010-07-16T05:12:57+00:00 http://www.luke2010.com/site/blog/post/enforce-immigration-laws/ http://www.luke2010.com/site/blog/post/enforce-immigration-laws/#When:17:02:22Z A reader asks:What is your position re the Arizona legislation concerning illegal immigration?  Do you think we should have a similar law in Colorado? News, Solutions, Reader Questions 2010-05-19T17:02:22+00:00 http://www.luke2010.com/site/blog/post/reduce-the-size-of-government/ http://www.luke2010.com/site/blog/post/reduce-the-size-of-government/#When:17:17:45Z A reader asks:I am wondering just how do you plan to change the size of govt in Colorado? I am afraid it is not as easy as it sounds. It seems you are ready to side with the “party of no” on all issues and no legislator can single handedly change the size of state govt. As you know state govt is fluid and progress (not in the political sense…), policies are built up and shaped each session. Wouldn’t it make you an “activist” if you just went in there and proposed bills that strike policies and laws that our elected reps have worked on all these years? I do understand where that scenario is applicable though. On your web page I feel like all you do is spout the same old retoric that most Republicans do using your buzz words and trendy topics of the day for your party. This I think is more suitable on the national scene where nothing is done right anyway. Give the voters some meat and potatoes about the issues you intend to address if elected to office in November. The US Constitution is not the “end all be all” at the state level as you well know.Are you going to vote with the US Constitution, the GOP, or the people in your district? Relative to your website I can not tell.Thank you for your time, I am a conservative independent voter and am undecided on my vote for state rep.this fall. A response would most definately help me and mine make a better decision as to who I should support on the campaign trail this summer. News, Reader Questions 2010-04-27T17:17:45+00:00 http://www.luke2010.com/site/blog/post/politics-on-the-rocks-majority-matters/ http://www.luke2010.com/site/blog/post/politics-on-the-rocks-majority-matters/#When:19:49:54Z Politics on the Rocks has its inaugural event tomorrow. News 2010-04-21T19:49:54+00:00 http://www.luke2010.com/site/blog/post/why-the-health-care-bill-is-illegal/ http://www.luke2010.com/site/blog/post/why-the-health-care-bill-is-illegal/#When:15:43:47Z A reader asks:Please elaborate on why the health bill is “unlawful” and against our constitution.  I am neither for or against this bill but you may shed some light that could sway my opinion. Reader Questions 2010-04-12T15:43:47+00:00 http://www.luke2010.com/site/blog/post/simplicity/ http://www.luke2010.com/site/blog/post/simplicity/#When:05:53:58Z Now this is is a good idea: Make simplicity a national priority. News, Solutions 2010-04-04T05:53:58+00:00 http://www.luke2010.com/site/blog/post/county-assemblies-eagle-gunnison-hinsdale-pitkin-garfield/ http://www.luke2010.com/site/blog/post/county-assemblies-eagle-gunnison-hinsdale-pitkin-garfield/#When:01:22:22Z The county assemblies will be held in the upcoming weeks.  Your support and participation is greatly needed and appreciated. 2010-03-29T01:22:22+00:00 http://www.luke2010.com/site/blog/post/unhealthy/ http://www.luke2010.com/site/blog/post/unhealthy/#When:17:49:35Z Last night’s action in the federal House of Representatives is being called a “landmark” in the course of our national history.  2010-03-22T17:49:35+00:00 http://www.luke2010.com/site/blog/post/he-float-bill/ http://www.luke2010.com/site/blog/post/he-float-bill/#When:00:37:02Z House Bill 1188 has created quite the stir. It’s all anyone wants to talk about on the campaign trail, and understandably so. I’ve been answering questions about this so much that I thought I’d put it in writing for posterity. Here’s the summary of the bill:The incumbent for House District 61 (Hinsdale, Gunnison, and Pitkin Counties and plus parts of Eagle and Garfield) proposed a bill to allow commercial rafters to float over private property and absolves them from criminal and civil liability for any “incidental contact” with the private property. The bill passed the House and was sent to the Senate. However, the Senate expanded the bill’s liability protection beyond just commercial rafters so that it includes anyone “who is floating a vessel on a waterway and any passengers of that person.”  News 2010-03-19T00:37:02+00:00 http://www.luke2010.com/site/blog/post/precinct-caucus-information/ http://www.luke2010.com/site/blog/post/precinct-caucus-information/#When:23:33:16Z Precinct Caucus Day tomorrow.  Get out and vote.  2010-03-15T23:33:16+00:00