Protesting by a segment of population does nothing to advance ideal for the greater good of a people.
It would be very difficult to be the representative of a jurisdiction who is intimately involved with local issues and to have a small vocal group push for their perception of needed action. Complicate this by the changing whims, constant flux, lack of good data and resultant agitation created when insightful modus operandi is engaged.
It's becoming very apparent that a singular plan or benchmark that could be tailored to local status would help us (and local represntatives) understand and engage in productive manner. All stakeholders in government had time to develop the plan with input from the populace. The distractions of unhappy people and failure of segments of our civic structure are obviously either 1) unintended due to lack of a plan, or, 2) planned