The installation in a society of ad hoc and contradictory legal policies over a foundation of equal liberty and justice under the rule of law results in social disorder. When these policies reflect economic interests, A feudal-Like form of economic determinism begins to close in. This in turn breeds inequalities, Frustrated expectations, Political favoritism and authoritarianism. Further, The 'success' of such policies in terms of visible changes in the social order cannot in principle be known. The paper demonstrates these social (...) disorders in terms of a current american mandate called 'reverse discrimination' which coerces industries and universities to favor and promote the economic and educational interests of some persons over others. (shrink)

Many modern societies are committed to harmonizing their laws and public policies with their deeply felt moral values. To succeed in this accomplishment is to employ methods that move rationally from fundamental values to the policy incarnations that the society installs and maintains. This paper is an examination into what this method ought to be if policies are to instantiate agreed-upon fundamental moral commitments rather than the arbitrary whims of tyranny and anarchism or the political expedience of compromise.