Sandbox:High Council of the Empire

The High Council of the Empire, is the upper house of the Parliament of the Empire, which, along with the Senate of the Empire - the lower house and de facto primary chamber - constitute the legislature of the Empire. The High Council meets in the Domus Concilii Imperialis at the west side of Orei, Egeia.

The High Council is composed of 192 representatives from the Concilium Principum, Concilium Theurgarum and Concilium Hierophantarum. Therefore, each council sends 1 representative for each province-level entity to the High Council. Representatives on the High Council must come from the entity they represent.

The High Council scrutinises bills that have been approved by the Senate. It regularly reviews and amends Bills from the Senate. While it is unable to prevent Bills passing into law, except in certain limited circumstances, it can delay Bills an force the Senate to reconsider their decisions. In this capacity, the High Council acts as a check on the Senate that is independent from the electoral process. The High Council may be involved, in addition to the scrutiny process (review, amend and ratification), in the approval of the laws presented by the Senate in some specific cases.

In the event of a failure to present a majority during the voting of bills in the Senate (when there is no absolute majority of 50% or more), the High Council has the decisive vote for its approval. While members of the