The system is gamed to give the developer what he wants. It's ridiculous.
The most important role is for people who know what it's like on the ground. Congress intended for the public to act as a watchdog.
Power elites weren't that interested until the little people started exercising their rights under it.
The corps doesn't make it easy. The regulations aren't easy to understand.
The corps is not user-friendly. They're secretive. They're very bureaucratic.