“Yes, it has been our only recourse as citizens. Once it is corrupted, then what’s left?”
Look up Battle of Athens Tennessee
My question was rhetorical.
My mom was a girl living in Athens when this battle occurred and vividly remembers its aftermath. She and her family heard the gunshots and, of course, laid low until it was over. Those “boys” had just returned from the war and were justifiably fired up over the hometown corruption.