science is not a form of anything, it is its own discipline.
Government is emotion, deceit and power. Science has often overcome bad government since government needs money and arms.
And it as at times overcome religions, that tried to stifle scientific discovery in the name of superstitions.
In 1789, the founders were more accurate than science when it came to the best course of action to take.
I cannot think of a single moment in US history when liberty would have been better served by putting scientists in charge.
They gave us phrenology, eugenics, separate but equal, forced sterilization, the high carb diet, partially hydrogenated oil to replace butter, radium water to drink as a tonic, thalidomide, a new ice age, global warming, climate change, Y2k, Dioxin, Sagan predicted the Kuwait oil fires would burn for years, etc etc.
They should never hold the reigns of power.
And ironically, anyone who claims to rule in the name of science, is always the bad guy.