Jps, there are many areas where a final is a prerequisite for power, in this case how are you going to prove the fixtures operate even if you were to install one.
And as far as what is the danger? I don't know, ask the same people who saw it fit to add this the NEC.
The fact is, like it or not, the NEC doesn't require a fixture to be installed, only a provision for a means to have a switched fixture.
You could propose this for the 2008 and see where it goes
Roger
