The problem is that budgets for science are controlled by the relatively uneducated (as is seemingly the case for most legislators), at least when it relates to

The problem is that budgets for science are controlled by the relatively uneducated (as is seemingly the case for most legislators), at least when it relates to the fields of science. And they are often easily swayed by unreviewed and unverified articles in public magazines/newspapers/blogs/etc. Even more so for the public, who hold a strong sway over legislators due to elections and what-not. So it is in no way easy to force the opposition to uphold the stringent requirements of science, when they are clearly ignoring many of the facts staring them in the face (at least in the case of climate change deniers).