Inside Parliament

Member Realm Legislative councils

Each member Realm that Shares the Crown of Grant Island as its head of State has its own Legislative council of The Parliament of The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land Legislative council are an appointed advisory body announced of both Citizens of that Micronation and Members of all Houses who's Citizenship is with in the Member Realm to advise the government on matters of interest of that Member Realm and to make laws regarding Devolved matters.

Legislative council of The United Kingdom of Getz Ice Self
Legislative council of The United Kingdom of Marshall Archipelago
Legislative council of The United Kingdom of Marie Byrd
Legislative council of The Special administrative region of The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land

Legislative sessions

The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Marie Byrd land Quarter Sessions a Quarterly meeting the quarter sessions are legislative advice meetings with the Crown and Members of the Grand Council. The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Quarter Sessions meet 4 times of year they are settled as

1st Quarter Council – February and March, April
2ndQuarter Council – May and June, July
3rd Quarter Council – August and September, October
4th Quarter Council – November and December, January

The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Quarter Sessions shall meet as often as a need within its authority arises and to advises and Legislate on matters of acts of The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Marie Byrd. The term of each full session of the grate council shall be 1 year all acts of The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Quarter Sessions are enacted in to law and are given Royal assent at a Full sitting of The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Marie Byrd, this will take place on the 14th February on directly before The Speech from the throne that opens the New year Council session on the 16th February.

The Legislative Process

A Legislative council Bill may be introduced by the Government of the Both the Commonwealth or The Government of the Member Realm, a Legislative council Committee, an individual Member or Royal Commission.

There is generally a four-stage process for the consideration of a Legislative council Bill involving:

Stage 1 – consideration of the general principles of the Bill by a committee, and the agreement of those general principles by the Legislative council;
Stage 2 – detailed consideration by a committee of the Bill and any amendments tabled to that Bill;
Stage 3 – detailed consideration, by the Legislative council , of the Bill and any amendments tabled to that Bill;
Stage 4 – a vote by the Legislative council to pass the final text of the Bill.
There is an optional, additional amending stage, called the Report Stage, which can take place between stages 3 and 4, if proposed by the Member in Charge and agreed by the Legislative council.

If the bill fails to pass in one chamber, the bill will die.

Royal Assent

Once a bill has gone through all the stages it reaches the desk of the Monarch or the Governor General. Here the Monarch or the Governor General. is faced with three options.

The Monarch or the Governor General. may sign the bill into law, which would be accompanied by a signing ceremony.

The bill may be ‘left on the desk’, meaning it becomes law after 10 days anyway. If The Legislative council were to adjourn before this 10 day period was up, the bill dies, this is known as ‘pocket veto’

The bill may also be vetoed. Once this happens the bill is sent back to Legislative council, who must vote with two thirds majorities in each house to ensure it becomes law. This is known as a veto override.

Who Proposes Bills?

Bills can be proposed by any Member of The Legislative council.

The content of the bill could be written by lobbyists, the Executive Branch, or Congressmen themselves, but it must find a sponsor in order to be introduced.

The Executive Branch will often write bills that fit with the Crown’s agenda. It will then find Members of Parliament who are in Support of the bill to introduce them into Parliament.

Rights of Members of the Legislative council

The Right of Rights of Members of the Parliament of The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd land

As Members of the House of Lord or House of Ovens as a whole is termed "The Most Honourable" whilst its members individually.
Each Grand Counsellor has the right of personal access to the sovereign. Peers were considered to enjoy this right individually
Only Members of the House of Lord or House of Ovens can signify royal consent to the examination of a Bill affecting the rights of the Crown.
Members of the House of Lord or House of Ovens are privileged to be given advance notice of any prime ministerial decision to commit HM Armed Forces in enemy action.
Privy Counsellors are accorded a formal rank of precedence, if not already having a higher one. At the beginning of each new Parliament, and at the discretion of the Speaker, those members of the Lord Temporal who are also Grate or Privy Counsellors usually take the oath of allegiance before all other members except the Speaker and the Minister of the Crown, who is the most senior member of the Council. Should a Grate or Privy Counsellor
H.M. Government members are not supposed to exert influence over the Speaker.
All Members of the House of Lord or House of Ovens below the rank of marquess, including barons, viscounts and earls, are accorded the style "The Right Honourable"; Grate counsellor non-royal dukes are styled "The Most Noble" and marquesses, "The Most Honourable". the post-nominal letters "GC" in a social style of address for peers who are Grate Counsellors and "PC" for Members of the Privy Counsellors. The Ministry of Justice revises current practice of this convention from time to time.

Political Party's

The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land is a non-partisan system, meaning that no political parties are not a major part of the political system A permanent absence of parties is usually, but not always, the result of an official ban on partisan activity. A temporary lack of partisan activity can also occur during an upheaval in a country's politics. a members First Duty is to the Crown and People they are appointed and Elected to Serve and not the Political Party how ever the the formation of parties is not explicitly banned by law.

His Majesty's Loyal Opposition

In The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land parliamentary practice, the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet consists of senior members of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition who scrutinise their corresponding government ministers, develop alternative policies, and hold the government to account for its actions and responses. Members of the Majesty's Loyal Opposition are Added to the Royal Order of TSBITPIA The Shadow Cabinet of The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land is lead by The Leader of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition of The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land.

Leadership of Parliament

Crown Offices Leadership

Monarch
Lord High Chancellor of The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land
Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land

Member Realm Legislative councils Leadership

President of Legislative council For The United Kingdom of Getz Ice Self
President of Legislative council For The United Kingdom of Marshall Archipelago
President of Legislative council For The United Kingdom of Marie Byrd
President of Legislative council For The Special administrative region of The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land

De jure Member Realm Political Leadership

The United Kingdom of Getz Ice Shelf

Chief Minister of The United Kingdom of Getz Ice Shelf
The Leader of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition (United Kingdom of Getz Ice Shelf)

The United Kingdom of Marshall Archipelago

Chief Minister of The United Kingdom of Marshall Archipelago
The Leader of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition (United Kingdom of Marshall Archipelago)

The United Kingdom of Marie Byrd

Chief Minister of The United Kingdom of Marie Byrd

The The Special administrative region of The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land

Chief Minister of The Special administrative region of The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land
The Leader of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition (The Special administrative region of The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land )