So to the 'bus drivers out there, what would it do, if you deliberately pulled back to 40 degs pitch up
In Normal Law you could not, it limits you to 30nu. As IAS falls off, AoA increases and AoA protections kick in.
In essence, if everything is working, and there are not undue external influences (weather) you cannot abuse it.
Systems / sensors U/S, significant weather, or turning things off, you can abuse it like a normal aircraft.