"I guess they can't make it against the law to be ignorant of basic logic and reason, but there should be SOME way to prevent them from being in charge of stuff that influences all of society."

No worries. You are watching the beginning of The Decline Nd Fall of The Second Roman Empire (USA). In China they don't tolerate this "Creationist '(Pseudo-)Science'" Crap, which is why they will eventuallyovertake the USA... and own all the USA things of any real value - allowing these idiots to still believe their blind stupidity - their children will be no threat, for they will understand nothing of any use in Real Science or Maths...