Sordid Soledad Saga Settled Satisfactorily...

...maybe...

Proposition A, the measure allowing the city to transfer the Mount Soledad National War Memorial -- along with its signature 29-foot cross -- to the federal government, passed easily. Needing a two-thirds majority, Prop A received 75.9 percent of the vote (179,820 votes).

The rule of law versus...

"We are absolutely elated," said Phil Thalheimer, chairman of the San Diegans for the Mount Soledad National War Memorial. "The people of San Diego have spoken loud and clear and for that we say thank you very much. The votes speak for themselves. San Diegans have saved the monument from certain destruction and now it's time to defend it."

There are still a pair of court dates for the cross scheduled for later this summer, including an Aug. 12 date in front of Judge Cowett. She will decide whether the city owns the land in the first place, and it's right to sell it to the federal government.

James McElroy, whose client is suing to have the cross removed from Mount Soledad, says the courts and not the voters should decide the issue. "It's fundamentally a constitutional issue," he said.
(Thanks to Yahoo!News.)

...the rule of men.