To Right a Wrong: A Transpersonal Framework for Constitutional Construction

Addressed to the common reader as well as specialists in law, this book ties the already recognized framework for constitutional construction, that of political theory, together with human psychology.


It presents a model that systemizes the forces that act upon us, both individually and en masse; it explains why some will embrace a system of principled law while others will prefer a system of arbitrary law; and it explores the qualitative difference between the worldview of these two groups of people, the reasoning that goes with either position, and its implications for society.


As shown, we are dealing with two opposing paradigms competing for hegemony. The tension between the two has been formative to the evolution of society and only those who reason from the perspective of principled law can adequately decipher the Constitution. Not only were the founders themselves exponents of this type of law, but it is the only defense against injustice and arbitrary government. This being so, the author goes into detail discussing the differences between the two systems of law, the superiority of principled law, and the extent to which we have become a system of arbitrary law.


Framing the evolution of American law from a legal, political, and psychological perspective, the result is a framework that not only adds more depth, coherence, stability, integrity, and credibility to the discipline of constitutional interpretation-one that provides us with a sense of direction historically and normatively speaking-but a framework that holds great promise for social engineering purposes and, in this sense, completes the founders' mission.


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To Right a Wrong: A Transpersonal Framework for Constitutional Construction

Addressed to the common reader as well as specialists in law, this book ties the already recognized framework for constitutional construction, that of political theory, together with human psychology.


It presents a model that systemizes the forces that act upon us, both individually and en masse; it explains why some will embrace a system of principled law while others will prefer a system of arbitrary law; and it explores the qualitative difference between the worldview of these two groups of people, the reasoning that goes with either position, and its implications for society.


As shown, we are dealing with two opposing paradigms competing for hegemony. The tension between the two has been formative to the evolution of society and only those who reason from the perspective of principled law can adequately decipher the Constitution. Not only were the founders themselves exponents of this type of law, but it is the only defense against injustice and arbitrary government. This being so, the author goes into detail discussing the differences between the two systems of law, the superiority of principled law, and the extent to which we have become a system of arbitrary law.


Framing the evolution of American law from a legal, political, and psychological perspective, the result is a framework that not only adds more depth, coherence, stability, integrity, and credibility to the discipline of constitutional interpretation-one that provides us with a sense of direction historically and normatively speaking-but a framework that holds great promise for social engineering purposes and, in this sense, completes the founders' mission.


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To Right a Wrong: A Transpersonal Framework for Constitutional Construction

To Right a Wrong: A Transpersonal Framework for Constitutional Construction

by Roar Alexander Mikalsen
To Right a Wrong: A Transpersonal Framework for Constitutional Construction

To Right a Wrong: A Transpersonal Framework for Constitutional Construction

by Roar Alexander Mikalsen

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Addressed to the common reader as well as specialists in law, this book ties the already recognized framework for constitutional construction, that of political theory, together with human psychology.


It presents a model that systemizes the forces that act upon us, both individually and en masse; it explains why some will embrace a system of principled law while others will prefer a system of arbitrary law; and it explores the qualitative difference between the worldview of these two groups of people, the reasoning that goes with either position, and its implications for society.


As shown, we are dealing with two opposing paradigms competing for hegemony. The tension between the two has been formative to the evolution of society and only those who reason from the perspective of principled law can adequately decipher the Constitution. Not only were the founders themselves exponents of this type of law, but it is the only defense against injustice and arbitrary government. This being so, the author goes into detail discussing the differences between the two systems of law, the superiority of principled law, and the extent to which we have become a system of arbitrary law.


Framing the evolution of American law from a legal, political, and psychological perspective, the result is a framework that not only adds more depth, coherence, stability, integrity, and credibility to the discipline of constitutional interpretation-one that provides us with a sense of direction historically and normatively speaking-but a framework that holds great promise for social engineering purposes and, in this sense, completes the founders' mission.



Product Details

ISBN-13: 9788269232196
Publisher: LIFE LIBERTY PRODUCTIONS
Publication date: 03/30/2021
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 378
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Mikalsen is the author of six books which are changing the world one at a time. His authorship covers a large area ranging from cosmology, mysticism, self-help, and consciousness research to power politics, human rights law, drug policy, constitutional interpretation, and social engineering. He is the founder of the Alliance for Rights-Oriented Drug Policies (AROD), an organization which addresses drug policy reform from a perspective of human rights and a nominee of two prestigious human rights awards (Vaclav Havel and Martin Ennals). A platform for his work is Life Liberty Productions, a publishing house and consulting agency dedicated to the Spirit of Freedom. You will find books that are embraced by professionals and have the potential to bring humanity one step further on the online store lifelibertybooks.com

Table of Contents

Introduction  15

Part One

Framing the Coming-Into-Being of Law

1 Mapping the Human Psychology 30

1.1 The Full Consciousness & the Null Consciousness Model 31

1.2 The Impact of the Collective Consciousness 33

1.3 The NC State and the Collective Unconscious 37

1.4 The Forces that Keep Theory and Practice Separate  42

1.4.1 The Lure of Collectivism   46

1.4.2 The Connection between Unconsciousness and Fear 50

1.5 Individual Development 53

1.6 The FC Society 60

1.7 The Difference Between the FC and NC Perspective  65

1.7.1 Parallels between Religion and Law   68

2 The Difference Between FC and NC Law   75

2.1 The FC and NC Conception of Consent 78

2.2 Judicial Review in the FC and NC System of Law   82

2.3 The Police Power and the FC and NC Conception of Harm   84

2.4 The Evolution of Law   91

3 Law's Relation to the Bigger Picture  94

4 Implications for Constitutional Interpretation  100

Part Two

The Idea and Destruction of America

5 The Idea of America 108

5.1 The United States Constitution  111

5.1.1 The Ninth, the Tenth, and the Fourteenth Amendment 115

5.1.2 "A Frequent Recurrence to Fundamental Principles" 123

6 The Corruption of America 127

6.1 A Race to the Bottom   128

6.2 The Influence of Factions and Ignorance  129

6.3 Tracing the Corruption of Law   136

6.4 Flawed Doctrines and Increasing Police Powers 140

6.4.1 The Evolving Police Power 141

6.4.2 The Equality and Fundamental Rights Doctrine  146

6.5 The Evolution of Law: A Symptom of the NC Psyche  154

Part Three

The Drug Law: A Case Study

7 The Law & Constitutional Challenges 166

7.1 The Way Forward in a FC System of Law   167

7.1.1 Considerations for the Court 175

7.2 The Way Forward in a NC System of Law   179

8 More on the Problematics of NC Reasoning 185

8.1 Improper Deference 186

8.2 Mistaking Shadow and Light 191

8.3 Ignoring the Bigger-Picture Implications 198

8.3.1 How the Bigger-Picture Implications are Ignored  201

8.4 Reasoning From the Narrowed-Down Perspective  206

8.4.1 Belittling the Rights Claim   206

8.4.2 Disparaging Autonomy Rights 209

8.4.3 Disparaging Liberty Rights 214

8.4.4. Denigrating Equal Protection Challenges 219

8.5 The Impact of an Overblown Enemy Image  232

8.5.1 Prohibitionist Reasoning Writ Large  234

8.5.2 The Psychological Dimension  239

8.5.3 The Problem of Differently Applied Logic 247

8.5.4 Relying on Prejudice and Flawed Analysis 272

8.5.5 Emptying Words of Meaning 280

9 Hawaii: a Microcosm of the Macrocosm   285

10 Summary 302

Part Four

A Shifting Paradigm

11 The Advancing Progress of Reason  310

11.1 The Clash of Competing Paradigms 312

11.1.1 The Shifting Views on Drug Policy 314

11.1.2 The Global Movement towards FC Law   320

12 The Problem with the Status Quo  329

13 The American Psyche: Potential Unfulfilled  348

13.1 A Split Psyche  349

13.2 Reclaiming our Potential 353

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