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Staying in Sync with a Lawmaker

Module by: John Bosco. E-mail the author

Summary: This chapter is about how important it is for a legal thinker and a Lawmaker to occupy the same stage of the process of making a law. Errors arise when the legal thinker and a Lawmaker occupy different stages. Being in sync with a Lawmaker means a Lawmaker and a legal thinker are cohabiting the same stage; being out of sync means they are not cohabiting the same stage.
During the process of making a law, a lawmaker occupies any of three stages. The names of the three stages of the process of making a law are 1) FORMATION, 2) INTRUSION and 3) RECOGNITION. During FORMATION a lawmaker focuses on the conduct itself. During INTRUSION a lawmaker focuses on the Source. During RECOGNITION a lawmaker focuses on the Recipient. Thus, the focus of a Lawmaker shifts according to the stage of the lawmaking process the Lawmaker occupies.
To avoid confusion, a legal thinker and a lawmaker must occupy the same stage of the process of making a law. A Lawmaker and a legal thinker are in sync when they occupy the same stage. A Lawmaker and a legal thinker are out of sync when they occupy different stages. If a lawmaker is dealing with the conduct itself during FORMATION, the legal thinker ought to be dealing with it too. If a lawmaker is dealing with the Source during INTRUSION, the legal thinker ought to be dealing with it too. If a lawmaker is dealing with the Recipient during RECOGNITION, so too should the legal thinker. A legal thinker must shift from stage to stage as the lawmaker shifts from stage to stage.

Figure 1: The Triangle of a Law superimposed upon the Periodic Table of the Elements of a Law.
The Triangle of a Law superimposed upon the Periodic Table of the Elements of a Law

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IN SYNC:
A legal thinker is in sync with a lawmaker when both the legal thinker and the lawmaker are occupying the same stage of the lawmaking process.
OUT OF SYNC:
A legal thinker is out of sync with a lawmaker when the legal thinker and the lawmaker are occupying different stages of the lawmaking process.

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