Quote from: magichair on April 08, 2013, 03:17:01 AM

Honestly though, could anyone answer what sort of process goes on for any given change to the protocol?
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin_Improvement_Proposals
This wiki page states that the decision lies with the majority. Do I, as a participant with the clients, have to review every version change log and review the changes to decide whether I agree with that or not.

It would be a pretty good idea. But usually, if something's really bad, there will be an uproar.