Tonight

[lawnrrd]

Well, my wife is currently watching the Westminster dog show on TV because she is deeply disturbedloves dogs. We have actually gone to the dog show a few times, and it really is just like Best In Show. Unfortunately, everyone blew off my wife this year, including me and her mother, so she's not going to make it.

Tonight, for my part, I went to a panel discussion at the City Bar Association on the Nike case currently before the Supreme Court. It was an interesting topic, and one of the panelists was my old Constitutional Law professor, so I went.

Since I'm not currently practicing law, most of the discussions I see of this case reduce to one or more of the following three forms:

A: Corporations are evil.
B: No they're not.

Or:

A: Globalization is evil.
B: No it isn't.

Or:

A: Nike is evil.
B: No it isn't.

But the case isn't really about any of those things. It's about the rule of law, and about the Constitution, and precedent, and policy, and poorly written and interpreted statutes, and trying to come up with a rule that will make sense in a variety of situations. Perhaps what suprised me the most was that despite my knee-jerk sympathy towards Nike in the matter, I was deeply troubled by the legal argument they were making. Then again, I was equally troubled by the alternative, too.

Still, Nike will probably win.

Tomorrow, I fly off to Rochester, New York, on business, then if I finish in time, maybe drive to Buffalo from there to catch another flight to Orlando. Oy.

Comments

[starkyld.livejournal.com]

my favourite nike story.
yeah, yeah, yeah, so maybe i'm biased...

[lawnrrd]

That's really funny. You heard, of course, that GM tried to sell the Chevy Nova in Spanish-speaking countries, but failed miserably. They couldn't figure it out until some bright boy realized that "no va" is roughly equivalent to "doesn't go" in Spanish.

[starkyld.livejournal.com]

yep. rather inept of the marketing department, don'tcha think?

[lawnrrd]

Unfortunately, my response is too long to be an LJ comment, so instead it's a new LJ entry. You can read it here.

off topic

[donia.livejournal.com]

Jim's Steakout in Buffalo has the best subs and chicken wings I've ever eaten. They have three locations: Allen Street, Chippewa Street and Elmwood Avenue. Stop in if you get a chance. Profuse apologies if you're vegetarian.

Re: off topic

[lawnrrd]

Believe me, if I were a vegetarian, I'd be much sorrier than you are. ;-)

Unfortunately, on this trip I am like to have to drive right to the Buffalo airport from Rochester, meaning I will miss things like chicken wings. Next time. Thanks for the suggestion!

boo hoo

[donia.livejournal.com]

It's too bad that you're not going to be able to experience something so delish. It's also a shame for me as I was hoping to live vicariously through you. I miss my Buffalo home. The people out here in Chicago are absolutely clueless about chicken wings.