H.R. 1030 (The Secret Science Bill)

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(07-18-2015, 12:23 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: The problem I have with this is who decides on what is the best available science? I think that is the problem at the heart of this bill, because it sounds like the lawmakers want to be the ones making that call. Quite frankly, that is frightening.

I didn't really get that at all from reading. It was vague at "deciding" who it would be, but it seems that since most of congress are lawyers, they wouldn't be stupid enough (lulz, i really just typed that) to stick their noses where it doesn't belong. 

But seriously, i would think they're just trying to make sure that all decisions are open to anyone qualified to question or confirm the findings. Simply, transparent so that no one has an opportunity to get sketchy. If it's available, it's available to be questioned. If it's true, it will stand up to testing and peer review. 

I agree that lawmakers making these decisions would be frightening.