text: Contrary to what your comment seems to suggested, my personal feelings about the cross are irrelevant: they were no more consulted when it was erected than they were when a federal judged deemed it unconstitutional. I prefer that all religious voices be represented, including Christian voices. Also, putting the matter to a vote would accomplish nothing. Local communities cannot suspend the Constitution based on popular vote. Thank goodness for that, or else you may still have communities where slavery is practiced and where women are not allowed to vote. Each member of this community, in a sense, puts this matter to a vote when he or she elects representatives who vow to uphold the 1st amendment; the People could elect representatives to repeal the First Amendment if they so choose, and yet they do not. Further we entrust judges and legal experts to determine the legality of such matters--in this case a Reagan-appointed federal judge.