I certainly agree there.
The CoP has to be appointed by an elected person, though.
And I understand, some cities are so ‘rat infested that there’s no way to get a non-corrupt mayor or sheriff elected.
In that case, I’d suggest moving, perhaps to the northwest, away from the concentrated blue cesspools.
My kids have moved West and it's quite clear now that I'll have to blow this pop stand (a People's Republic) within a couple of years.