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Local government belongs to the citizens who live under its decisions. When residents of a Texas community organize to remove officials they believe no longer represent their interests or values, they are exercising the most basic form of self-rule. Elected office is not a permanent entitlement; it is a temporary trust that can be withdrawn when trust is broken.Communities have every right to insist that those who hold power prioritize the culture, laws, and security of the people who elected them. Parallel loyalties or agendas that place foreign religious or political priorities above local American ones invite legitimate resistance. Demanding assimilation and shared commitment to the existing civic order is not intolerance. It is the foundation of a functioning town.The people of McKinney who stood up are defending the principle that local control still matters. Their action reminds every officeholder that voters retain the final say. Strong communities are built by citizens who refuse to surrender their voice when they see the direction of their government shifting away from them.