SWA Bubba, hate to disagree, but I think the Wright Amendment gave a false sense of security to the legacies, I mean, how could a small airline restricted to one airfield required to stop at the first state outside the state, ever make it? They shouldn't have, yet did. And didn't until the legacies failed to realize it before it was to late.
My bet is that if the WA never existed, SWA would have been bought up by AA or someone within ten years.
Which is exactly what needs to happen to the likes of Spirit, JB, Allegient, etc. let them run, and they become the SWA of tomorrow.