“There was a sense of disappointment when politicians got involved,” Meade said. “Our elected officials had over 20 plus years to deal with this issue and they did not pick the ball up. They walked off the playing field. What we as citizens and returning citizens did is that we picked up that ball up and we got it across the finish line. After we got it across the finish line, here come elected officials to try to pick that ball back up. Today they fumbled.”