] The 1973 Roe v. Wade decision was also 7-2. It galvanized
] conservative activists in much the same way today's
] decision outrages members of this ragtag movement of
] geeks, librarians, and Internet publishers. Whatever your
] views on abortion, recognize that from the perspective of
] the activists of the 1970s, Roe violated their values and
] had government crossing a line that it ought not to have
] crossed. The aftershocks continue today, with President
] Bush's faith-based initiative plans as the latest.

Declan McCullagh's comments on the defeat.