I've got 1 percent left on my phone, so at the last minute I'm saying hello, because I like y'all (even if I'm not a follower/convert).
But while I'm here, I'll take any flak you got -- I won't argue or go into lib disproving mode. I saw the leftist AMA the other day and left disappointed, so I just thought I'd take the temperature of the board a little, from my nonthreatening obvious interloper account.
(And if I don't respond, it's because my phone died and I'll be back later, charged.)
Frustrated, furious, anxious, excited, cool as a cucumber -- How are you?
Important but finite.
EDIT Adding on -- analogy off the top of my head: the USA is like a mom and dad and fifty unruly teenagers at home, with an "our house, our rules" system. The teenagers can do whatever they want: California can dye its hair blue, Florida can do Florida things, but just don't break the overarching rules the house requires/prefers to run on. In return, there are some serious benefits to living under this particular roof.