Ignoring the pros and cons of these statements, I would bet money that the biggest (or perhaps "real") reason they're being axed is that nobody is reading them.

Ignoring the pros and cons of these statements, I would bet money that the biggest (or perhaps "real") reason they're being axed is that nobody is reading them. It's one thing to all agree that something sounds great on paper, until you're forced to sit down and read page after page after page of drivel the authors didn't want to have to write while trying to say the things that you probably want to hear.