It isn't anything to be sad about; we all should be rejoicing! Even the founding fathers were secessionists(they seceded from Britain, right?) I mean, we should try to stay together if we can, but just like the tyrannical George the Third's behavior lead to the great new nation that is (or was) America, we could use this opportunity to start anew. The states need more autonamy anyway, if not outright indepedence. I mean, look at gun-laws, for instance. I believe all states should let citizens own them, but it does make sense to restrict them somewhat in crowded NYC, but it would be stupid to ban them in, say, Alabama, where many people still live on the land. Even when Obama is out of power, and even if the nation does not break up, we should still become more of a confederation than a federation, we should all be allowed to some of what makes our various regions unique. What would really be good is if we could come up with some sort of political unit between the nation itself and the states. We have about main seven regions here in America, they should each be made up of 6 or 7 states or whatever (some would obviously be larger that the others).