The following is in Hardwick's own words: "The guy from the state came up first and argued for about five minutes and he was an idiot. He kept going on about how the state did have a justified government interest in continuing to enforce the law because it prevented adultery and retarded children and bestiality, and that if they changed the law all of those things would be legal. He made absolutely no sense. I think it was Justice Burger who asked why, if they had my head on a silver platter, if they had such a justified government interest in enforcing this law, did they refuse to prosecute me. At which point, his answer was that he wasn't at liberty to discuss that. The nine Justices and the whole place cracked up and he pretty much ended his argument. `Then Laurence Tribe got up and articulately argued for about forty-five minutes. He was incredible. I've never seen any person more in control of his senses than he was. When he got done, everyone was very much pre-victory. They were sure I would win. About forty of us went to lunch around the corner, and everything seemed very positive and optimistic, and I flew back to Miami to work. Then came the waiting period." ------------------------------------- The Land of Awes Information Services Post Office Box 16782 Wichita, KS 67216-0782 316-269-0913 Voice 316-269-4208 Fax 316-269-3172 Modem