Charles R. Duke
1 archived appearance · 1994
State SovereigntyColoradoConstitutional LawPolitics
Charles R. Duke was a Colorado electrical engineer, educator, small-business owner, and state legislator. He represented House District 20 from 1989 through 1994 and Senate District 9 from 1995 through 1998, where state sovereignty and limits on federal authority became central parts of his political work. Duke also worked at Hewlett-Packard, taught at Colorado Technical College, and served as a director of the American Constitutional Law Foundation. His 1994 Art Bell appearance documents the constitutional argument he was making during his legislative career.
On the air with Art · 1
Apr 8, 1994 · 2h 45m
Colorado State Sovereignty
Colorado representative Charles Duke explains a state-sovereignty resolution passed by the Colorado House and its challenge to expanding federal authority.Art Bell asks how states can invoke constitutional limits, what the measure would change in practice, and whether other legislatures could follow. Callers debate...