Editing Lawrence Jackson (section)

== AMM Activism (2001 - 2010) ==
By 2001, Jackson had attained national prominence for his passionate speeches condemning the "absurd institution" that was the Valorian monarchy. He noted how the monarchy had been founded on the order of [[Michael I|a vain dictator]], used only for his own personal ostentatiousness, and was the ridicule of the world. He also condemned it for causing nothing but instability and uncertainty, with sovereigns presiding over tumultuous and uncertain rules, always at risk of sudden overthrow. It was around this time he began drafting plans for a presidency, hoping to turn Valoria into a republic once again.

The same year, thanks in part to his nationwide fame, Jackson was offered a full professorship at Yale. He continued to teach psychology, although he also took great interest in political science research.

By late 2004, as the royal palace made no moves to call for a new election after the traditional thirty months had passed, Jackson intensified his criticism of the monarchy. Echoing rumors of King Henry's senility and potential Alzheimer's case, Jackson decried the monarchy as "fundamentally broken" and "directly harmful to the Valorian people." He also noted how the monarchy's ever-precarious position brewed even more political infighting in Boston.

In early 2005, Jackson took a public political stance for the first time, identifying himself with the [[Progressive Movement for Valoria|Movement]]. Up until then, he had limited his stances to apolitical criticism of the monarchy. In 2005, however, he chastised [[Nicholas (Augustine)|Nicholas Augustine]] and the [[Conference]] for using their political influence to keep Prime Minister [[Eric Henderson]] in office for as long as possible, "directly imposing an indefinite premiership upon the Valorian people, and depriving them of their sacrosanct right to vote."