The Babel Argument: Semantic Invariance, Normative Competition, and Structural Stability in Political Systems: A Structuristics Extension

This document formalizes an extension of the Structuristics framework to political theory. The central thesis, designated the Babel Argument, holds that the semantic invariance of universal operators in written constitutions is a necessary condition for the detection operator D to function in any constitutionalized political system. A covert reduction of the scope of a universal operator, introduced without a declared constitutional amendment, constitutes a structural transformation prohibited by CAMAF Axiom 5 and measurably reduces decompositional integrity I_D. Three core contributions are presented. First, the Epistemic Information Unit (EIU) formalism operationalizes I_D as a Jaccard-type semantic similarity measure (introduced v1.1.0). Second, Population Inertia (I_p) explains persistence under structural degradation and defines the collapse condition D_s * sigma_err > I_p; I_p is formalized as a domain-calibrated meta-variable with weighted components (corrected v1.2.0, generalized v2.0.0). Third, a global comparative dataset of 30 political systems across distinct regime types demonstrates that the structural dynamics are regime-neutral (expanded to 30 systems in v2.1.0). A formal proxy methodology with multi-source aggregation documents source selection, bias analysis, and inter-source uncertainty. A three-level prediction framework (P-obs, P-mod, P-strong) generates quantified temporal projections. A temporal competition model (N-E-E) is applied to the political domain (v2.0.0). Special methodology is proposed for countries in active armed conflict or state failure. The Principle of Semantic Invariance (PSI) is stated. Nine falsifiable predictions are derived (P1-P9). This document declares CS2 compliance under the CAMAF Author's Manual v0.5.0.