Was worthwhile to bring up because I wasn't certain on the engineering/mechanical points. Looks like I didn't previously remove the wedge and I fished it up after tightening the quill. Was able to think more holistically and decide even if I leave the stem all the way down not having the wedge would probably be dangerous (99.9%). Given that I raised the stem I think the chance of the stem holding without a wedge is even less than .1%.

Thank you for those that assisted. Those that name-called should reconsider the context. You have hundreds of new threads you can read. However, you could continue to call me a troll here until you are ready to make this galaxy nice for everyone. No major offense though, maybe we are on our way.