The plan is supposed to be based on science, not politics, yet here you are telling me this isn't the case? On a more serious note, petitions and other methods

The plan is supposed to be based on science, not politics, yet here you are telling me this isn't the case? On a more serious note, petitions and other methods by experts to publicly state a position isn't just about influencing government policy. It's also a political tool in the aftermath of failed policy. Just like the current panel of experts is a political tool employed by the government to justify the biases in its policy.