research to improve forensics would be a good idea
Is anyone against this except to the extent it has to compete for funding with other priorities?
Improved forensics means that the people in charge might be proved to be wrong.
Not quite what you're looking for, but here's some resistance to using what has already been discovered.
I was thinking about the hazards of bad government, and wondering if there was a way for the LW community to do something to oppose them, and it occurred to me that we might be picking up the problem by the wrong end.
The usual way of thinking about political action is to start with one's political identity (progressive, libertarian, whatever), and that's likely to put one at odds with people who have opposed identities.
Instead, I believe there are projects which could appeal to rationalists across a wide range of the political spectrum. A couple I can think of are opposing the war on drugs and improving judicial systems. Any other suggestions?