To those who want to exclude "politics" from our discussions should realize that according to a number of dictionaries it is simply dealing with government policy. Without political involvement in our profession we would have no building or zoning codes, no environmental or safety regulations, or any other governmental involvement in our daily practice of architecture.
We are inseparably tied to both policy and nature. All that we do is impacted by both and in turn will be effected by us. In this country we have the right and obligation to influence policy thus politics. Some from the left others on the right and a host in the middle need to be involved in helping direct each level of government which is us.