House of Lords (Lotriori)
| Dominus Regno | |
|---|---|
| 22nd Lotriori Parliament | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 3 March 1933 |
| Leadership | |
Anne I of Lotriori Since 1 June 2018 | |
Lord Speaker | Baron Karpender |
| Structure | |
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House of Lords political groups | Lords Spiritual Archbishops and Bichops: 4 seats
Lords Temporal HM Government Prime Minister's Most Loyal Lord: 1 seat
HM Most Loyal Opposition Conservator Party: 77 seats Spanish Popular Party: 77 seats
Other groups Democracy and Solidarity: 48 seats Union of People: 25 seats Bivar Party: 13 seats
Crossbench Cross-benches: 22 seats |
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Lotriori. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Deputies, it meets in the Palace of Cornencer.
Members of the House of Lords are drawn from the peerage, made up of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal. The Lords Spiritual are 4 archbishops and bishops in the established Church of Lotriori. Most Lords Temporal are life peers, appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister or House of Lords Appointments Commission, but they also include hereditary peers.
Membership was once an entitlement of all hereditary peers, but the House of Lords act of 2016 stated that just 20 of the peers shall be heraldry peers. Since the resignation of Countess of Catrina in 2010, none of those 20 peers have been women. In general the title of heraldry peer is inherited by man.
While the House of Deputies has a defined number of members, the number of members in the House of Lords is not fixed. Curentley there is a number of 240 members of the house of lords.
History
Today's parliament of the Kingdom of Lotriori decends from a great important role that it had in his first introduction in 1933. At it's core, the Parliament was named the Council of Special Advisors of His Majesty the King. This organ has became the House of Lords in 1989 when the romanian revolution determined the Council to declare a Constitutional Monarchy although the Kingdom was always a democracy and had a constitution.
20th century
In the 20th century the Council of Advisors was made up of different members of the family and affiliated families of the Royal Family. This led to policies over who shall have the gouverment's power. Until 1989 when the Parliament became a separate institution and the House of Deputies was formed, all the Prime Ministers wore from within this house. This led to polemics between the royal families and a major problem of political and gouvermental priorities of the royal family. After the House of Lords act of 1993, when it became the present institution, the priority of the royals also became the representation of the nation, more then the politics.
From 1993, also mentioned in the House of Lords Act, is HM Speech, an anual tradition that was enforced so the Lords could know the happenings from the House of Deputies and keep under control the legislative process, as the upper house of the parliament.
Lords Reform
First Admission of Woman
In 2016, after HRM King Marin I abdicated and HRM Queen Anne became Queen Regent, she proposed as the head of the lords the admission of Woman in the House. The first admission was ceremonial, of Her Majesty the Queen and represented the first ever admission of woman in the chamber.
Political Division
The peers devided in 2004 and became the parties that we know today. After the reform that changed the two houses forever, the deputies came and took affiliations from each lord in part and became the division we know today, with 22 members non affiliated and 4 archibishops that always support HM Gouverment.
Functions
Legislative functions
Legislation, with the exception of money bills, may be introduced in either House.
The House of Lords debates legislation, and has power to amend or reject bills. However, the power of the Lords to reject a bill passed by the House of Deputies is severely restricted by the Parliament Acts. Under those Acts, certain types of bills may be presented for the Royal Assent without the consent of the House of Lords (i.e. the Deputies can override the Lords' veto). The House of Lords cannot delay a money bill (a bill that, in the view of the Speaker of the House of Deputies, solely concerns national taxation or public funds) for more than one month.
Other public bills cannot be delayed by the House of Lords for more than two parliamentary sessions, or one calendar year. These provisions, however, only apply to public bills that originate in the House of Deputies, and cannot have the effect of extending a parliamentary term beyond five years.
Relationship with the government
The House of Lords does not control the term of the prime minister or of the government. Only the lower house may force the prime minister to resign or call elections by passing a motion of no-confidence or by withdrawing supply. Thus, the House of Lords' oversight of the government is limited.
Most Cabinet ministers are from the House of Deputies rather than the House of Lords. In particular, all prime ministers since 1990 have been members of the lower house. (Sibit Skarlet) In recent history, it has been very rare for major cabinet positions (except Lord Chancellor and Leader of the House of Lords) to have been filled by peers.
2024 Scandal
A scandal erupted in 2024 after the vote over the 2024 Budget of Lotriori has been debated on fast forward within the Chamber of Deputies. This led to a protest of the Lords that stopped their debate on the 2024 Budget to make sure the act has been taken thru the usual process thru the Chamber of Deputies.
Intervention of the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Lotriori got involved after the Spanish Popular Party sued the Gouvernment for unlawful practices. The Judgement of the Supreme Court gave right to the Spanish Popular Party.
"In light of these findings, the Supreme Court of Justice has concluded that legislative procedures and democratic rules were violated during this parliamentary session. Consequently, the vote on the Budget on January 6, 2024, is deemed null and void. The verdict aims to ensure the integrity of the legislative process and adherence to fundamental principles of democracy in the Kingdom of Lotriori. The Appellant is granted the cause. Final decision. (formulated by Lord Correlian and Baroness Carmen, concurred by Lord David, Lord Felix, and Lord Michele)"
Eventhough the decision from the 6th of January 2024 has been declared nul and void, the Chamber of Deputies came toghether on the 15 th of January 2024 to vote different matters and also debated 3h the Budget and it's ammendments. The budget got approved, right before the Prorogation of the Parliament, from the 16th of January 2024. (Ayes: 110, Nays: 70)