The Reichstag no longer plays any part in the governing or day to day operations of The German Empire. This article refers to the Reichstag under the previous Empire. The Reichstag of the German Empire is the main deliberative body of the German Empire and one of the central organs of the Imperial government. Consisting of six Reichstag deputies, the legislature debates on various legislation that is proposed in the Reichstag or by the general membership in the Imperial Diet. The Reichstag is elected on the dates as according to the Constitution of the German Empire, which declares that the legislature will be elected every two months on the twenty-fifth of said month.