Brilliant. I'd like to see all these accepted with maybe one caveat: The bench pause rule. You mention that a possible solution to keep the pause rule is to have the lifter self-govern it without commands. If we were all in a room voting on new rules this is the one I'd vote for: Lifter-driven pause.
And to join you in controversy: I'm doubtless a rarity especially among clergy for this, but I'm entirely with you on the PEDs rules. Some substances are of course outright illegal in various countries, but I see no value in setting the enforcement at competition/athletic federation level. I'd like to see the answer to this question worked out in real-time on the platform: Short of bionic implants and kevlar suits, how strong can a human be?