This is doomed to fail. Even if they succeed, it will be a cosmetic victory. The explicitly defined object of desire is the trappings of power. The SEAT rath

This is doomed to fail. Even if they succeed, it will be a cosmetic victory. The explicitly defined object of desire is the trappings of power. The SEAT rather than the influence. But nobody is taken seriously because they have a seat at the table, they have a seat at the table because they're taken so seriously that the meeting is worth less without them. The only setback Trump has caused to science's input to policy was removing it's current cosmetic status. Nobody in government, in either party, takes science seriously when it conflicts with their policy goals. It's just a cudgel that sometimes aligns with their goals, and is wielded the same as any other block of useful idiots with fancy nametags. In other words: if the government had actually taken science seriously when Democrats were in power, this would have never been a problem.