A farmer had every right to defend his own field. The law allowed him to call on his sons when shadows crossed the fence line. One night, seeing figures in the corn, he did just that — and he was right.

But then, unsatisfied, he went further. He pulled sons from his neighbors’ houses, yanking them from their own fields, insisting they too defend his ground. Suddenly, what began as a lawful act of protection looked like trespass. His neighbors, who had been ready to nod in agreement, now shook their heads.

What was sound and justified turned into overreach. The farmer lost the merit of his stand — not because he lacked the right, but because he couldn’t resist pushing beyond it. In the end, he was his own worst enemy.

Donald Trump is such a farmer.

The Home Rule Act makes clear that Was

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