Just to clarify: Where exactly do you see someone “bypassing the existing processes” here?
I see a petition for full reelections here, which I interpret as an appeal to the SC and its members themselves, as that’s afaik the only group with the power to actually implement the desired change. If the SC would decide to do so, that’s a normal process outlined in the constitution.
So I fail to see how this is, in principle, any different to e.g. public petitions or demonstrations in any other democratic process? Or compared to just contacting SC members individually with your wishes & concerns. I don’t really see “exceptions to the current process” in the call for full-elections above. If you see one, please elaborate!
Regarding continuity & reelections, I just link @rhendrics comment in another thread to avoid repeating the same argument.
(Please note that I did not sign the call for full re-election so far; I am not even particularly fond of public petitions like these, I just think they are a legitimate instrument in democratic campaigns)
EDIT to add: More about the existing process this is about from my POV can be read here: org/doc/constitution.md at main · NixOS/org · GitHub