What exactly is regulation and deregulation?  The issue in regulation and deregulation is who makes the decision about a course of conduct: the lawmaker or the source of conduct? Does a source of conduct get to make the decision himself or does a lawmaker make it for him?  When a lawmaker issues a command, a lawmaker is substituting his decision for the source's.  When a lawmaker issues a permission, a lawmaker is allowing the source of conduct to make a decision.  Commands and permissions are the only types of laws.  Ice cream has more flavors than vanilla and chocolate. A law, however, only comes in two.

In this day and age, motorist are regulated by traffic lights. The green light represents a command to go; the red light represents a command to stop and the yellow light represents a permisison to either go or stop according to the circumstances. If deregulation was intrinsically good, it would behoove our society to change the legal structure of traffic lights. Both the green and red lights would change from a command to a permission.  The decision whether to go or stop would be put into the hands of the motorists. Each of the three colored lights would convey the same permission. Hence, with the deregulation of traffic lights, we wouldn't need three colored lights at all. Since the motorists would make the decision whether to stop or go,  why erect traffic lights at alll? Think of the money that the deregulation of traffic lights would save! Does changing the legal structure of traffic lights sound wise? No.  Commanding motorists to stop and go is important for the safety of us all. Only a lunatic would recommend the deregulation of traffic lights. 

Without examining the underlying conduct, it is impossible to tell or debate which is better: the command or permission. The underlying conduct makes all the difference in the world. If deregulation was intrinsically good, it would not be absurd to being talking about the deregulation of homocide or rape.The intrinsic goodness or badness is within the underlying conduct.  Because homocide and rape are intrinsically bad, deregulation of them is absurd.

1. What does conduct do? It flows.
2. From whom does conduct flow? Source
3. To whom does conduct flow? Recipient
4. What is the context the surrounds the flow of conduct? Circumstances
5. What is fluidity? Fluidity is a property of the factual aspect of a law that holds that conduct is not stationary but flows.
6. What is the factual aspect of a law? A flow of conduct from source to recipient in circumstances.
7. How many facts are there? Infinite.
8. In how many ways should the facts be viewed for the purpose of the 'Unified Theory of a Law'? One.
9. How does a 'Unified Theory of a Law' view the facts? As a flow of conduct from source to recipient in circumstances.
10. How many relationships are there in 'A Unified Theory of a Law'? 4.
11. Into what two divisions are the four relationships of 'A Unified Theory of a Law' divided? Factual and Legal.
12. How many relationships in 'A Unified Theory of a Law' are factual?1.
13. How many relationships in 'A Unified Theory of a Law' are legal?3
14. How many major ideas are associated with the factual aspect of a law? 4
15. Name the four ideas that are associated with the factual aspect of a law? source conduct recipient circumstances.
16. How many major ideas are there in A Unified Theory of a Law'? 10.
17. How many major ideas do you need to know in order to understand a law as well as the smartest lawyer? 10.
18. How many ideas are left to learn after mastering the factual aspect of a law? 10-4 = 6
19. Is the one factual relationship horizontal or vertical? Horizontal.
20. Are the three legal relationships horizontal or vertical? Vertical?
21. Between what two persons is the factual relationship? Source and Recipient.
22. Between what two things is the legal relationship known as issuing a law? Lawmaker and Conduct
23. What is polarity? Polarity is a property of a flow of conduct that indicates whether the flow is on or positive or the flow is off or negative.
24. How is positive conduct made negative? Through use of the word 'not'.
25. In what form should conduct be put? Gerundial, that is, ending in an -ing.
26. True or False. Conduct can flow from both a source and a recipient? False
27. True of False: The flow of conduct is monodirectional? True
28. True or False: The flow of conduct is bidirectional? False
29. True or False: Conduct flows only one way? True
30. Give me an example of conduct? humming
31. For your example, what is your source? reprobate students
32. For your example, what is your recipient?  everyone in earshot
33. For your example, give me a circumstnace. in class
34. For your example, give me another circumstance. in the glee club
35. For your example, give me third circumstance. in harmony
36. What is the polarity of your example? positive
37. Change the polarity. not humming
38. For your example, is the flow on or off? on
39. For your example, to whom does the conduct flow? Be specific not general.  Everyone in Earshot
40. For your example, to whom does the conduct flow? Be general not specific.  Recipient
41. For your example, from whom does the conduct flow? Be specific not general. Reprobate Students
42. For your example, from whom does the conduct flow? Be general not specific. Source
43. Singing. Is it postive or negative conduct?  Positive
44. Make singing negative? Not singing
45. Singing: Is the conduct flowing or not flowing? Flowing
46. Not Singing: Is the conduct flowing or not flowing? Not Flowing
47. Singing. Identiy the source? A singer
48. Singing: Identify the recipient? the Audience
49. Singing: Give me a circumstance.  out of pitch
50. Singing: Ge me another circumstance: in a concert
51. How many relationships are there within a ‘Unified Theory of a Law’? 4
52. How many of the relationships within a ‘Unified Theory of a Law’ are factual? 1
53. How many of the relationships within a ‘Unified Theory of a Law’ are legal? 3
54. Between whom is the factual relationship? source and recipient
55. How many major ideas are encompassed by the factual relationship? 4
56. What is the factual aspect of a law? a flow of conduct from source to recipient in circumstances
57. What is the name of the legal relationship that we studied yesterday in class and described in yesterdays website posting? Issuing a law
58. Between whom or what is the legal relationship that we studied yesterday in class and described in yesterdays website posting? Lawmaker and conduct
59. How many opinions can a lawmaker have with regard to the facts? 3
60. What are the names of a lawmaker’s opinion about the facts? like, dislike and indifference
61. If a lawmaker likes conduct, what polarity does a lawmaker desire? positive
62. If a lawmaker dislikes conduct, what polarity does a lawmaker desire?negative
63. If a lawmaker is indifferent to conduct, what polarities does he not object to? negative or positive.
64. If a lawmaker desires positive conduct, what is the lawmakers opinion? like
65. If a lawmaker desires negative conduct, what is the lawmakers opinion? dislike
66. If a lawmaker has no objection to either positive or negative conduct, what is the lawmakers opinion? indifference
67. If a lawmaker issues a command what is a lawmakers opinion? like or dislike
68. If a lawmaker issues a permission, what is a lawmakers opinion? indifference
69. If a lawmaker issues a command what polarity of conduct does a lawmaker desire? on or off
70. If a lawmaker issues a permission what polarity of conduct does a lawmaker desire? Trick question. An indifferent lawmaker desires neith positive nor negative conduct. Either is unobjectionable to him

1. Big Bonus Question: Why are there typically two characters in a court of law? Why just a plaintiff and a defendant? Why not typically one? why not typically three?  Because ... [Answer is within the website]

Although the number of facts is infinite, there is only one preferred way of looking at them: as a flow of conduct from source to recipient in circumstances.

We began to explore the three legal relationships in the 'Unified Theory of a Law'. In doing so we learned that the factual aspect fo a law is the base of the Triangle of a Law and the Roof of the Periodic Table of a Law (Click Here). Bosco recommended that all students bring wtih them to class the graphic that depicts the Triangle of Law and the Periodic Table of the Elements of a Law (Click Here). 

The one factual relationship is between a source and a recipient.

All of the legal relationships involve a lawmker at one end. However, at the other end is something different for each.  One legal relationship is between a lawmaker and conduct, another is between a lawmkaker and a source and another is between a lawmaker and a recipient.

Today we covered the legal relationship between a lawmaker and conduct.  It is called 'issuing a law'.  We covered columns three, four and five of the Periodic Table of the Elements of a Law. We dealt with the opinion of a lawmaker. It is associated with a variable that holds three values: like, dislike or indiference. We dealt with the polarity desired by a lawmaker for each of his three opinions.  Like drives a lawmaker to desire the positive polarity of conduct and, dislike, the negative.  Indifference is an opinion of a lawmaker wherein there is an abesence of a desire for either polarity of conduct.  Positive or negative conduct - an indifferent lawmaker does not object to either.

We started to talk about legal expression and how a lawmaker expresses opinions. We mentioned that a command is issued by a lawmaker when a lawmaker holds the opinion of like or dislike and desires a particular polarity of conduct. A permission is issued by an indifferent lawmaker.

JB told the class that a quiz will be given tomorrow. Each student ought to be prepared with paper and pen to answer fifty questions.  The answers should be legible and nothing should appear on the answer sheet except the answers.

Note: Students are encouraged to print out all sections of this website that we have covered in class and bring them in with them at all times.

1. Zero tolerance for any breaches of class decorum.  To avoid trouble, stay silent. Speak only after raising your hand and being called upon.
2. Change in Grading Policy: Instead of your grade being based on equal weights amongst the five teachers, the weight of Bosco's grade will increase. Moreover, successful class participation will weigh heavily in our grading scheme. That means, do the home work.

We finished the factual aspect of a law.

Although the facts are infinite, with regard to lawmaking, there is only one preferred way to view them: as a flow of conduct from a source to a recipient in circumstances.

The factual aspect of a law = a flow of conduct from source to recipient in circumstances.

'not' is the word that makes positive conduct negative. 

Positive and negative are terms that do not refer to whether conduct is good or bad; they describe whether conduct is flowing (positive) or not flowing (negative).

We talked about what conduct is called when it reaches a recipient: consequences.

Flow is monodirectional: always from source to recipient.

The context in which conduct flows is the circumstances.

5 extras points will be assigned to students who bring in this journal entry and Chapter 3 of a 'Unified Theory of a Law'.

We began to study the factual aspect of a law.  We identified the factual aspect of a law as a flow of conduct from source to recipient in circumstances. Within a flow of conduct from source to a recipient in circumstances are the following three characteristics:

1. Fluidity:  Conduct flows. It is not stationary. From a source to a recipient it flows.
2. Polarity:  The flow is either on (positive) or off (negative).
3. Direction: Conduct always flows from source to recipient; never from a recipient. Flow is mono-directional
4. Circumstances: Circumstances surround the flow of conduct. Circumstances are the context within which conduct flows.

5 points will be awared to any students who prints out and presents this page before class starts tomorrow.

Please read Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 on this website. Moreover, make sure you print out and bring to class the graphical explanation of 'A Unified Theory of a Law' (Click Here). +5 points will be awarded to students who demonstrate they have it and -5 points will be taken away from students who cannot demonstrate that they have it. Furthermore, here are some potential test questions for the test that you will get on the day I return to school.

QUESTION: How many relationships are there in 'A Unified Theory of a Law'?

ANSWER: There are four (4) relationships in a 'Unified Theory of a Law'.

QUESTION: Of the four relationships, how many are legal?

ANSWER: Of the four relationships in 'A Unified Theory of a Law', three of them are legal.

QUESTION: Of the four relationships in a Unified Theory of a Law', how many are factual?

ANSWER: Of the four relationships in 'A Unified Theory of a Law', only of them is factual.

QUESTION: How many flavors of ice cream are there?

ANSWER: There are a lot of ice cream flavors.

QUESTION: What are the names of the flavors of ice cream?

ANSWER: The names of the flavors of ice cream are vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, etc.

QUESTION: How many flavors of a law are there?

ANSWER: There are two flavors of a law

QUESTION: What are the names of the two flavors of a law?

ANSWER: The names of the flavors of a law are command and a permission.

QUESTION: If the conversation is about a law, what must necessarily be its subject?

ANSWER: If the conversation is about a law, the subject of discussion must necessarily be about commands and permissions.

QUESTION: If you are talking law, what must you be talking about?

ANSWER: If you are talking law, you must be talking about about commands and permissions.

QUESTION: What if people claim they are talking law, yet are not talking about a command or a permission?

ANSWER: If people claim they are talking law but are not talking about a command or permission, they are having a pseudo legal discussion.

QUESTION: Does a command have a factual aspect?

ANSWER: Yes. A command has a factual aspect.

QUESTION: Does a permission have a factual aspect?

ANSWER: Yes. A permission has a factual aspect.

QUESTION: Is the factual aspect of a command different than the factual aspect of a permission?

ANSWER: No. The factual aspect of a command is the same as the factual aspect of a permission

QUESTION: How many facts are there?

ANSWER: There are an infinite number of facts

QUESTION: Is there a preferred way to arrange the facts?

ANSWER: Yes. There is a preferred way to arrange the facts..

QUESTION: What is the preferred way to arrange the facts?

ANSWER: The preferred way to arrange the facts is as a flow of conduct from source to recipient in circumstances..

QUESTION: What is the subject of a law?

ANSWER: Conduct is the subject of a law.

QUESTION: What does conduct do?

ANSWER: Conduct flows.

QUESTION: From whom does conduct flow?

ANSWER: Conduct flows from a source. .

QUESTION: To whom does conduct flow?

ANSWER: Conduct flows to a recipient.

QUESTION: What is conduct called that has reached a recipient?

ANSWER: Conduct that has reached a recipient is called consequences. .

QUESTION: What is the context in which conduct flows ?

ANSWER: Circumstances are the context within which conduct flows. .

QUESTION:What is the factual aspect of a law?

ANSWER: The factual aspect of a law is a flow of conduct from source to recipient in circumstances.

QUESTION: Where does the factual aspect of a law appear on the Triangle of Law?

ANSWER: The factual aspect of a law appears at the base of the Triangle of Law.

QUESTION: How many significant characteristics does a flow of conduct from source to recipient in circumstances have?

ANSWER: A flow of conduct from source to recipient in circumstances has two significant characteristics. .

QUESTION: What are the names of the two significant characteristics of a flow of conduct from source to recipient in circumstances?

ANSWER: The two significant characteristics of a flow of conduct from source to recipient in circumstances are 1) Direction and 2) Polarity.

QUESTION: What is direction?

ANSWER: Direction is a characteristic of a flow of conduct that holds that the flow is always in one direction: from a source to a recipient.

QUESTION: What is polarity

ANSWER: Polarity is a characteristic of a flow of conduct that describes the ability of a flow to be either on or off, flowing or not flowing.

QUESTION: What evidence shows that the subject of a law is conduct?

ANSWER: See Chapter 2 for the answer.

QUESTION: How many ends does conduct have?

ANSWER: Conduct has two ends.

QUESTION: What is at the ends of conduct?

ANSWER: At one end of conduct is a source and at the other end is a recipient.

QUESTION: What links a source to a recipient?

ANSWER: A flow of conduct in circumstances links a source to a recipient.

Today a quiz was given.  It was the same quiz as was given on Tueday. No changes.  It was the same quiz that was posted on line in Tuesday's class notes. No changes.  Who wants to bet that a significant number of the students did not pass it? Who wants to bet that a significant number of student's did not study the material posted on line?  There is no excuse for not getting a 100 on the quiz. I can lead a horse to water but cannot make him drink so you will reap what you sow.

After the quiz, Bosco asked his students to give him an example of a law.  Each student must remember his example for the rest of the year.

The examples are the before picture.  After the students have learned 'A Unified Theory of a Law', an after picture will be taken to determine whether the model of a law that they hold inside their heads has increased in fidelity.  From the examples given, it can be said that their current model of a law is low fidelity. There is room to increase the fidelity.

Bosco then talked about the flavors of ice cream. He asked 'How many ice cream flavors are there?'  The class agreed there was quite a lot.  Then Bosco changed ice cream to law asking "How many flavors of law are there?". Bosco answered his own question and told the class only two.  There are only two flavors of law.  One flavor is called a command and the other flavor is called a permission.  There are no other flavors.  Whenever anyone speaks about a law, he is speaking about a command or a permission.  Anyone who tells you he is speaking about law but is not speaking about a command or permission is hoodwinking you in much the same way that the king and the kingdom were hoodwinked in Andersen's story about "The Emperor's New Clothes" (Click Here). In other words, you can judge whether someone is speaking legally if his content is a command or a permission.

Of note, all of the examples from students were examples of commands. None were examples of permissions.

Bosco remind us that a law, be it a command or a permission, needs only a handful of ideas - about 10 - to communicate its meaning. He said that if you can understand the methodlogy that traffic lights use to communicate their meaning, you can understand the methodology that a law uses to communciate its meaning. Why? Because both methodologies are rigid like a scorebaord.  Their methodologies are not amorphous like an essay, speech or even a poem. Objects like traffic lights and laws that use a rigid internal methodology to communicate their meaning are easy to understand.

Bosco instructed us to read The Factual Aspcet of a Law (Click Here) and told us to be prepared to be quized on it when he sees us next. It is a good idea to print out Chapter 2 - The Factual Aspect of a Law - and bring it to class with you.

A oral quiz was given.  The questions were 1) What is leakage 2) What is a linguistic black hole 3) Using the metaphor of a cow and a milkmaid explain why Bosco can guaranty that he can teach the class to understand a law as well as the smartest lawyer 4) What is Bosco's 1st Commandment of Understanding 5) How many thoughts does a traffic light attempt to communicate to motorists (disregard turn signals) 6) What are the names of the thoughts that a traffic light communicates to motorists and 7) Into what "packages" does a traffic light place its thoughts?

There will be a written quiz on Thursday. It will cover the home page of this website as well as the 1st week of Class and the 2nd week of Class to date.

The rest of the class was spent discussing the methodology a traffic light uses to communicate its meaning.  A traffic light needs to communicate three thoughts.  The names of the three thoughts are 1) stop, 2) go and 3 caution.  bosco reminded the class about his first commandment of understanding. It holds that the finite is easier to understand than the infinite. The secret to understanding anything, therefore,  is to make it finite. How do we make it finite? Number and name the ideas.  This is what Bosco is doing with the traffic light.  He has numbered its ideas and given each of them a name.  

Bosco explained that the communication of meaning involves, at one end of the flow of meaning, the coding of thoughts into "packages" and, at the other end of the flow of meaning, the decoding of "packages" into thoughts.  Bosco then asked what "packages" does a traffic light use to code its meaning.  The answer was an illuminated red light to code the thought named, "stop",  an illuminated green light to code the thought named, "go", an illuminated yellow light to code the thought named, "caution". Bosco pointed out that "packages" that carry thoughts are not necessarily words as can be seen from the traffic light example. Moreover, there is a one to one correspondence between the number of thoughts that an object wants to communicate and the "packages" needed to accomplish the job.

Bosco says that we now understand the methodology that a traffic light uses to communicate its meaning.  A traffic light is a simple "three cell" organism.  We will parlay our understanding of a traffic light into a understanding of a law, which is slightly more complex being a "ten cell" organism.

Bosco reviewed by asking the class how many parts does a traffic light use to communicate its meaning. The answer is three.  What parts does a traffic light use? The answer is an illuminated red light,  an illuminated green lightand an illuminated yellow light. What are the names of the three thoughts that a traffic light communicates: 1) stop, 2) go and 3) caution.

Bosco asked everyone to bring in with them an example of a law.