It grows ever evident that the people elected to run these jurisdictions cannot. They are ceding real estate and power to an unelected authority, in effect, allowing the powers of government duly ceded by the people to elected officials, to be carried out within the constraints of the law, to be usurped by groups who have refused to work within the constraints of agreed upon political convention.
As all governments go, which derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, these have none. At any time, the citizenry would be justified in ousting this invading force, by whatever means necessary. As for those who have allowed this, yes, they too should be removed from office by whatever means are available or necessary.