rewrite regionupdater to make region/state required always

gistfile1.js

RegionUpdater.prototype.setMarkDisplay  = RegionUpdater.prototype.setMarkDisplay.wrap(
    function(parent, elem, display){
        elem = $(elem);
        var labelElement = elem.up(0).down('label > span.required') ||
                           elem.up(1).down('label > span.required') ||
                           elem.up(0).down('label.required > em') ||
                           elem.up(1).down('label.required > em');
        if(labelElement) {
            inputElement = labelElement.up().next('input');
            if (display) {
                labelElement.show();
                if (inputElement) {
                    inputElement.addClassName('required-entry');
                }
            } else {
                /*
                labelElement.hide();
                if (inputElement) {
                    inputElement.removeClassName('required-entry');
                }
                */
            }
        }
    }
);

RegionUpdater.prototype._checkRegionRequired  = RegionUpdater.prototype._checkRegionRequired.wrap(
    function(parent){
        var label, wildCard;
        var elements = [this.regionTextEl, this.regionSelectEl];
        var that = this;
        if (typeof this.config == 'undefined') {
            return;
        }
        var regionRequired = this.config.regions_required.indexOf(this.countryEl.value) >= 0;
        elements.each(function(currentElement) {
            Validation.reset(currentElement);
            label = $$('label[for="' + currentElement.id + '"]')[0];
            if (label) {
                wildCard = label.down('em') || label.down('span.required');
                if (!that.config.show_all_regions) {
                    if (regionRequired) {
                        label.up().show();
                    } else {
                        label.up().hide();
                    }
                }
            }

            if (label && wildCard) {
                if (!regionRequired) {
                    //wildCard.hide();
                    if (label.hasClassName('required')) {
                        //label.removeClassName('required');
                    }
                } else if (regionRequired) {
                    wildCard.show();
                    if (!label.hasClassName('required')) {
                        label.addClassName('required')
                    }
                }
            }

            if (!regionRequired) {
                if (currentElement.hasClassName('required-entry')) {
                    //currentElement.removeClassName('required-entry');
                }
                if ('select' == currentElement.tagName.toLowerCase() &&
                    currentElement.hasClassName('validate-select')) {
                    //currentElement.removeClassName('validate-select');
                }
            } else {
                if (!currentElement.hasClassName('required-entry')) {
                    currentElement.addClassName('required-entry');
                }
                if ('select' == currentElement.tagName.toLowerCase() &&
                    !currentElement.hasClassName('validate-select')) {
                    currentElement.addClassName('validate-select');
                }
            }
        });
    }
);