The most glaring deficiency of the Alabama Constitution, in my humble opinion, is that it does not provide a means for the citizenry to have any palpable influence over how the affairs of the state are conducted. All any one person can do is vote for one Senator and one Representative, out of 140, to act in their behalf. Once ensconced on Goat Hill, either any member who would be responsive to the will of the people is vastly outnumbered, or else they just become another of the 'good old boys' who are intent on doing business as usual - and that is precisely why the state is in it's present condition.
The only way I can see out of this predicament is for the citizenry to obtain the constitutional right to an effective Initiative And Referendum process, so that when the legislature ignores the will of the majority of the voters, the voters will at least have a means by which to influence state affairs by putting forth their proposals in a referendum to be accepted or rejected by the majority of the voters.
We citizens CAN force the legislature to offer a referendum on the Constitutional Amendment required to obtain a Petition And Referendum process. All it would take is for a leader to arouse the public from being apathetic, or uninformed, about our problem; then to unite the citizens into taking the position that they will just vote against any and all incumbents until such a referendum is offered; and to demonstrate to the members of the legislature evidence that the number of voters willing to take this stance is sufficient to place their positions in jeopardy.
The most obvious person to become this leader would be Governor Riley.
If he is not so disposed, any responsible person with: name recognition; the respect of the public; the will; and the contacts necessary to provide the means of conducting a statewide effort, could well end up being the Governor of a revitalized Alabama.