We the people have let ourselves down by not holding our elected officials accountable. This means from our city council, mayors, state representatives and senators. We have not been watching them and contacting them letting them know what we want them to do. They have had free reign and have been controlled and influenced by the people supplying them with the money to put them in power. That means not of the people, for the people, but for the few with the dollars, not the sense. I think there should not only term limits so we don't have career politicians, but also spending limits on how much money is spent on election campaigns. We do not need or want just the rich and powerful in office, but also the common average citizen with more common sense than money. That's my 2 cents.