House of Lords

The House of Lords according to the Constituion of the Empire of Gaban is amongst the highest portions of the Imperial Legislature. The members of the House of Lords serve life sentences and are not elected by the people. Instead, the majority are members of the Royal Family who have no official jurisdiction other than what has been imposed upon by the current reigning monarch. Thus the House of Lords holds a large delegation. They meet in the Imperial Palace of the Most Noble of the Empire in St. Bishop. They are tasked with controlling the Empire when the Emperor or Empress is unable to visit or commit to the duties across the vast empire. Many of the members of the House of Lords themselves are Kings and Queens of their respective Kingdoms whence from which they represent. Each Kingdom and Republic is only allowed a maximum of 9 Lords from each Republic of Kingdom. However this does not include the Religious Leaders whom account for the majority Lord's Spiritual whom presume over the delegates and whom have no voting power as within the House of Lords is a seperation between Temple and State.