I don't think the South Carolina government operates on plebiscites.

I mean, that entire thought process sounds warm and fuzzy, but it is meaningless. I don't think American Style Freedom™ is synonymous with mob rule... and that is because it isn't. It's much more difficult to gauge the actions and feelings of an entire mob than it is to gauge the actions and feelings of the representatives of that mob. 

But if you want to turn this from "The Government of South Carolina behaving poorly" to "The people of South Carolina are behaving poorly.", than whatever floats your boat I guess. If it makes you feel like you got tons of American Style Freedom™ everywhere, go for it.