It was all fear, I think.

If they remained silent, approved of what was there (which was as good as it could be, all things considered), then they might seem as if they didn't even look it over.
If they made BIG CHANGES, well, what if they were WRONG?
So they change "this" to "that" and "now" to "today" and they still have their office.

I spoke up.

In one instance, well, I'm no longer there (thankfully!).
In the more recent instance, I'm so far away from the action that all that was heard was an faint, fading echo attributed to a passing fire engine.

I will lead a different tribe. :)