Who Gnew? - June 25, 2005

Okay, today is Saturday. After cleaning all morning, not alone though, I am now at work.

At home, through finely honed senses I can hear my daughter yelling at her daughters. "Finish cleaning the living room! No, that bathroom is not done yet! Did you pick up your clothes in your bedroom? The dog run is not done yet! If you sit there doing nothing you will never get done!" Is this what I've passed down to the next generation, "Pick up your mess?" Maybe, but then again, maybe that's not so bad. Think of how the world might be if everyone cleaned up their own mess, hmm.

Maybe Hermes has started a trend, cleaning up its own mess. Or was it their mess anyway? Was it just a disgruntled famous woman who believes that a store who recognizes a celebrity should reopen for business. Maybe this will lead to an increase in business for signmakers everywhere who have to include opening and closing times for "Bankers Hours" for those who help bankroll the business.

And as far as our Supreme Court, whose mess are they cleaning up when they decide that economic development falls within the meaning of 'public use' as far as the 5th Amendment goes, otherwise known as eminent domain. In other words, if it is determined that it is in the public good (increased income from property taxes and more jobs) that your house be sold to a developer, then according to the Supreme Court, the 'Sold' sign is on your lawn. They also decided that each state could restrict this action. So, basically the Supreme Court got to rule on a Connecticut property case, in favor of the State over the homeowner, while still giving the last say to the state. Sounds like a 'hand off' to me.