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| - The U.K. House of Lords is the non-elective chamber of Parliament made up of members of the nobility and high-ranking clergy.
- The House of Lords is one rung in a whirling axis of impotent vestigial organs that rattle within the shuddering corpse of Britain's government. It is an unelected body consisting of landed gentry, bishops and appointed representatives known collectively by the nation's Telegraph readers as the "defenders of British liberty".
- The House of Lords is the unelected house in the British parliament, its existence undermines the whole point of democracy. Fortunately it only has power to hold up legislation for up to three years. The House of Lords reviews legislation from the House of Commons but because it's unelected it's powers though real are limited. Effectively the United Kingdom has single chamber government which seems to suit Britain.
- Its membership consisted entirely of Peers of the Realm and aristocrats, who held seats in the House for life. All peerages above the rank of Baron from the three original planets of the Star Kingdom held two seats in the Lords: one for the current holder of the peerage and another "cadet seat" for his or her heir. Also, peers of the realm who had more than one title of nobility were entitled to have as many as two seats (and votes) with their respective cadet seats in the House. "Life peers" (members of the nobility whose titles and dignities cannot be inherited) were excluded from the House of Lords.
- The House of Lords was both the name of a branch of the Typhon Republic, and the name of the building in which it resided. The organization, the House of Lords, was made up of Lords, who were representatives of each planet/moon in the Republic. They were elected by the residents of the planet/moon they were from. The prerequisites of being elected as a Lord is unknown. When one was elected as a Lord, they became known as Lord of Typhon Sigma for example (if the Lord was representing Typhon Sigma).
- The House of Lords is the unelected upper house of the United Kingdom. The House of Lords is often referred to as: 'the Lords', the 'Upper Chamber', and 'the Upper House'. There are four categories of members of the House of Lords
* Life Peers
* Law Lords
* Archbishops and Bishops
* Hereditary Peers Hereditary peers are not entitled to sit in the House of Lords unless they are exempted by Section 2 of the House of Lords Act 1999. The Elect the Lords Campaign is a group lobbying for an elected second chamber.
- The House of Lords (often abbreviated HoL) is an English institution, operated from the RK forums. In essence, it is a forum discussion area acting as a legislative review and advice body. Membership is limited to players who have been granted a Noble Title (Peerage) by the College of Heraldry. (Note that this is different from the Titles that can be purchased in-game for money) In operation, it mirrors the House of Parliament (HoP), which has a similar function, but is composed of elected County Council officials. rk-gardener
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| - The U.K. House of Lords is the non-elective chamber of Parliament made up of members of the nobility and high-ranking clergy.
- The House of Lords (often abbreviated HoL) is an English institution, operated from the RK forums. In essence, it is a forum discussion area acting as a legislative review and advice body. Membership is limited to players who have been granted a Noble Title (Peerage) by the College of Heraldry. (Note that this is different from the Titles that can be purchased in-game for money) It has few, if any, executive powers. It does, however, act as a Court of Justice. Any Titled player can - if accused of a crime - elect to be tried by the House of Lords, rather than the general County Courts. The titular head of the HoL - and nominal chair of all discussions - is the reigning Monarch of England. In operation, it mirrors the House of Parliament (HoP), which has a similar function, but is composed of elected County Council officials. Collectively, the two institutions form the Chambers of English Government, otherwise knows as Westminster. Both Houses effectively advise the Monarch on aspects of National Legislation, with the HoL representing the Nobility and Tradition, and the HoP representing an electoral mandate from the people. Ultimately, the Monarch decides, and wields supreme executive power. rk-gardener
- Its membership consisted entirely of Peers of the Realm and aristocrats, who held seats in the House for life. All peerages above the rank of Baron from the three original planets of the Star Kingdom held two seats in the Lords: one for the current holder of the peerage and another "cadet seat" for his or her heir. Also, peers of the realm who had more than one title of nobility were entitled to have as many as two seats (and votes) with their respective cadet seats in the House. "Life peers" (members of the nobility whose titles and dignities cannot be inherited) were excluded from the House of Lords. In the event that a member of the House was unavailable for voting, he or she could allow a proxy to vote in his or her name, provided certain conditions and procedures were previously met. No elections were held for the Lords; new members of the House were created by the Crown with the consent and approval of a majority of the House of Commons, thus giving the lower house a say in the composition of the upper house. However, the membership of the Lords could not be increased over 10% between any two general elections, and the Lords reserved the right to refuse to seat a newly-created peer of the realm. The House of Lords was the senior branch of the Manticoran Parliament, as the Star Kingdom's Constitution mandated that the Prime Minister must be a member of the House and command a majority of its members to hold the office. In addition, the Lords held the "power of the purse", which meant that they alone could initiate any budget, tax or appropriation bill, as well as approve its final form, which included the power to override any amendments introduced by the Commons. However, with the fall of the High Ridge government, the Grantville government used its majority to introduce a transitional bill that over the course of 5 T-years would transfer its "power of the purse" to the Commons. The presiding officer of the House of Lords was the Speaker, who was responsible for presiding the House's sessions and maintaining order between its members. Other members of the House staff included the Sergeant-at-Arms.
- The House of Lords is the unelected upper house of the United Kingdom. The House of Lords is often referred to as: 'the Lords', the 'Upper Chamber', and 'the Upper House'. There are four categories of members of the House of Lords
* Life Peers
* Law Lords
* Archbishops and Bishops
* Hereditary Peers Hereditary peers are not entitled to sit in the House of Lords unless they are exempted by Section 2 of the House of Lords Act 1999. When an exempted hereditary peer dies a by-election is held using the method of Alternative Vote in which all unexempted hereditary peers may stand and only exempted hereditry peers of the same party as the deceased member may vote. The Elect the Lords Campaign is a group lobbying for an elected second chamber.
- The House of Lords is one rung in a whirling axis of impotent vestigial organs that rattle within the shuddering corpse of Britain's government. It is an unelected body consisting of landed gentry, bishops and appointed representatives known collectively by the nation's Telegraph readers as the "defenders of British liberty".
- The House of Lords is the unelected house in the British parliament, its existence undermines the whole point of democracy. Fortunately it only has power to hold up legislation for up to three years. The House of Lords reviews legislation from the House of Commons but because it's unelected it's powers though real are limited. Effectively the United Kingdom has single chamber government which seems to suit Britain. The Lords are divided into the Lords Spiritual and Temporal. Lords Spiritual are lords by virtue of ecclisiastical positions, they're Bishops of the Church of England. There can be no more than 26 Lords Spiritual at any one time. Lords Temporal include Lords as one might expect - hereditary peers, those with titles held by families often dating back centuries, as well as life peers, who are created by the queen, on the advice of the prime minister. Life titles cannot be inherited, although their children have the same right to be addressed as "The Honourable..." as the children of hereditary peers who haven't yet inherited their parent's title. The government of Tony Blair kicked out most of the hereditary peers and then created more life peers than any government in history, seemingly in an attempt to stack the Lords in his favour.
- The House of Lords was both the name of a branch of the Typhon Republic, and the name of the building in which it resided. The organization, the House of Lords, was made up of Lords, who were representatives of each planet/moon in the Republic. They were elected by the residents of the planet/moon they were from. The prerequisites of being elected as a Lord is unknown. When one was elected as a Lord, they became known as Lord of Typhon Sigma for example (if the Lord was representing Typhon Sigma). There were always 68 Lords in the House of Lords, because there were 68 worlds in the Typhon Republic. The House of Lords was presided over by the Lord of the Typhon Republic. When elected, the Lord added his title to his name, making him Lord Felix Tutan, for example.
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