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Steve Coile wrote:
>>>Dr. Stebbins will explain the mission of the newly formed Scientists
>>>and Engineers for America (http://sefora.org) to promote the proper
>>>role of science and evidence-based debate and decision making in
>>>American government and our political process. He will discuss the
>>>ongoing issues with the politicizing of science in the Congress and the
>>>Administration and the challenges for the upcoming Congress.
>> 
>> American government uses democracy. Democracy is concerned with what
>> the majority of people think, not what experts want people to think.
>> 
>> If the majority of people think the world is flat, then votes related
>> to that issue will reflect what the majority believe. Further, the
>> purpose of politicians is to represent the masses, not to go in their
>> own direction with their own ideas and solutions. You are advocating
>> pure irresponsibility and anti-democratic elitism.
>> 
>> The people aren't interested in your opinions, as they are able to form
>> their own opinions just find from the television, newspaper, and internet
>> that constitute modern culture.
>> 
>> If you scientists are trying to have your ideas made more important
>> than the opinion of the masses, you are fighting democracy and thus
>> are anti-American. You should be exiled in Guantanamo Bay.
> 
> Wow, that's profoundly uninformed.

With which specific idea do you disagree?