THE CODE CONNECTION

For visitors to this site, the Code Connection will remain politically neutral.  But in keeping with the mission of this site I want to give you the tools to help you make decisions.  In the sprit of Socrates, the "answers" are secondary to the task of asking the right question in the first place.  To designers, this means taking serious account of our own thinking about how to make the world a better place to live.  Most people are not single issue voters and can find lots to disagree about with all the candidates.  In the end we find ourselves looking to vote for the candidate that most closely aligns with our personal values and beliefs.  To help you find out where you stand in relation to the candidates I've found a really cool site help you do this:

http://www.ontheissues.org/quizeng/XPresMatch2004/start.asp

It's often difficult to make the connection between politics and design but consider questions like these:

• What's the history of the ADA and the civil rights of those the law protects?
• What's the proper role of goverment in ensuring the health, safety and welfare of its citizens?
• Which candidates do you think can have a positive affect on the revival of American Cities?

This list is endless.  Questions like these however, are worth posing in your own mind so you can make the right voting decisions for you.  Code Connection advice: be involved, THINK, register and VOTE!