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> having a mandate to politicize science or have racial discrimination in hiring

Once again, there is no politicized science or racial discrimination hiring alleged in the linked articles. You are arguing against a straw man.

> If the people of California have a right to decide how their education spending is allocated, so do the people of the United States when they elect their federal government.

And scientists have a right to accurately explain why the spending rules are broken for voters to make better decisions, just as you have a right to criticize any policies you don't like to try to convince voters. The linked article succeeds because it is accurately addressing cited parts of the statute and not straw men.