Mouse right click preference won't stay?

My wired mouse won't keep the "right click" preference saved. I like the left click to be the primary click and the right side to be the secondary click. It's not the mouse, I tried it on different Mac and it works. I also tried a brand new mouse on this machine and still same issue?

My cousin asked me to check out why his mighty mouse will not keep the right click option on. I have the option turned on in the system preferences, does anyone know why the option will not stay on? Is there something wrong with the actual mighty mouse?
Any help on this issue would be fantastic

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