Well, that depends. In this case it was a school board, so it's "representative government." In other cases, "cancelers" are going around or over the heads of t

Well, that depends. In this case it was a school board, so it's "representative government." In other cases, "cancelers" are going around or over the heads of their school board, which is much more like "direct democracy" which is simultaneously much-decried when it comes to defending the absurdity of the Senate or Electoral College's vote distribution. Fancy-sounding principles about government don't matter in this debate. Look at the lack of right-wing outcry over the canceling of Colin Kaepernick. It's just about power, and doing whatever it takes to make sure the "right people" have it.