I think this ruling is the political equivalent of the Jeffords party change in the last election. A betrayal which awakens and energizes us. The left had their Florida. Anyone who desires equal treatment under the law now knows what party they have to work for. The conservatives now have much more energy and the emotional high ground in the supreme court issue in election 2004. These battles are always won and lost on the ground. I was naive to think that this time it would be otherwise .