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@Ember, all of these points have been discussed on other threads and addressed. I understand that you may not agree with others' opinions and their counterarguments to your view (and Dr Enlander's), which is fine.
I don't think this thread is the place to rehash all those arguments. If you don't want to sign the card, that's your choice.
I think it's more appropriate to keep this thread for discussion among people who would like to sign the card. People are reading the other threads and are capable of making their own minds up about whether they're pleased with the report and would like to show their gratitude to the committee.
Nobody is saying you can't freely debate IOM issues. We often split threads to move off-topic comments to their own thread. There are a huge number of threads for discussing the negative parts of the IOM. Why derail this thread, which is a request to sign an e-card, with comments that really are more appropriate on other threads. I don't think its unreasonable to keep a thread on-topic. I think Sasha's comment was entirely reasonable.Since when have we ever stopped free debates on a thread?