A bill of rights which outlines the principles of the organization states:[3] # Public policy shall be made using the best available scientific, technical, and engineering knowledge.
The organization's mission statement states:[4] We envision a future where wise science and technology policy can help every American live in a safe and clean environment, enjoy good health and education, and benefit from a strong system of national defense.
Scientists and Engineers for America is the only national organization dedicated exclusively to advancing these goals through the electoral process.
An editorial in The Wall Street Journal criticised the organization for seeming to stifle scientific dissent: That is one reason why it is always dismaying when scientists -- of all people -- suggest that on some subjects there must be no questioning because debate is closed.
And on one level, at least, this would seem to be the implicit message of the newly formed 527 political organization called Scientists and Engineers for America, or SEA.