What was "preservered"?
The country, Oh Southron whiner. And I'd point out that if you have a problem with confiscatory income taxes and fiat money then you must really have problems with Jeff Davis. Also, that gay marriage is a state issue, with local courts being the ones to legalize it and state Constitutions being the vehicle to ban it. My own state of Kansas, for example, and my neighboring state of Missouri have both amended their Constitutions to ban gay marriage and I applaud their arriving at the correct solution. And speaking of state's right, abortion should be one as well, but the Supreme Court stepped in on that one with their 'right to privacy' findings. But you're really not that big on the whole "state's rights" issue, are you?