I think it's hard to beat this remark from Ibn Warraq:

I don't want to live in a society where I get stoned for committing adultery. I want to live in a society where I get stoned. And then commit adultery.

What many would see as "irreverence" towards Islam I tend to see it as reverence towards freedom.

By the way, the subject of the debate was "We Should Not Be Reluctant to Assert the Superiority of Western Values." According to Dr. Chesler, the vote was against the resolution before the debate, and against it afterwards.

I suspect the vote changers needed a reminder that it isn't always a good idea to throw the baby out with the bathwater.