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* Third Consular Session: October 5 to December 10 | * Third Consular Session: October 5 to December 10 | ||
Sessions typically start from 9 AM to 2 PM and from 4 PM to 7 PM. There are occasions the sittings are continuously held without observing lunch break and are also extended beyond 7 PM depending upon the business before the Assembly. The National Assembly does not ordinarily sit on Saturdays and Sundays and other closed holidays. | Sessions typically start from 9 AM to 2 PM and from 4 PM to 7 PM. There are occasions the sittings are continuously held without observing lunch break and are also extended beyond 7 PM depending upon the business before the Assembly. The National Assembly does not ordinarily sit on Saturdays and Sundays and other closed holidays. | ||
The National Assembly meets inside the ''[[Forum Orumbarca]],'' across from the ''[[Forum Magnum]]'' where the Senate gathers. At one end of the main chamber is a podium from which the ''Proconsul Maioris'' or First Consul presides over the session. The lower tier of the podim is used by clerks and other officials, supporting a total of 7. Consular seats are arranged in the chamber in a semicircular pattern facing the podium and are divided by a central aisle. | |||
Consular sessions are opened with a special prayer or invocation and typically convene on weekdays. They are generally open to the public and are broadcast live on television. | |||
The procedure of the National Assembly depends not only on the rules, but also on a variety of customs, precedents, and traditions. In many cases, the Assembly waives some of its stricter rules (including time limits on debates) by unanimous consent. The presiding officer enforces the rules of the National Assembly, and may warn members who deviate from them. The speaker uses a gavel to maintain order. Legislation to be considered by the National Assembly is placed in a box called the hopper. The main chamber has 511 permanent seats and six tables, three on each side. These tables are occupied by members of the committee that have brought a bill to the floor for consideration and by the party leadership. Consuls address the chamber from microphones at any table or seat, or "the well," the area immediately in front of the rostrum. | |||
===Daily session=== | ===Daily session=== | ||
====''Interrogo''==== | ====''Interrogo''==== | ||
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The time immediately following the ''Interrogo'' is known as the ''Meridies'' as it starts at around 12 noon (hence the name) and members can, with prior notice to the First Consul or ''Proconsul Maioris'', raise issues of importance during this time. Typically, discussions on important Bills, the Budget, and other issues of national importance take place. Consuls will also take up miscellaneous items of work, such as of one or more of the following: Adjournment Motions, Questions involving breaches of Privileges, Papers to be laid on the Table, Communication of any messages with the rest of the Corcillum, Intimations regarding Prime Minister's assent to Bills, Calling Attention Notices, Matters under Rule 818, Presentation of Reports of Parliamentary Committee, Presentation of Petitions, miscellaneous statements by Ministers, Motions regarding elections to Committees, Bills to be withdrawn or introduced, etc. | The time immediately following the ''Interrogo'' is known as the ''Meridies'' as it starts at around 12 noon (hence the name) and members can, with prior notice to the First Consul or ''Proconsul Maioris'', raise issues of importance during this time. Typically, discussions on important Bills, the Budget, and other issues of national importance take place. Consuls will also take up miscellaneous items of work, such as of one or more of the following: Adjournment Motions, Questions involving breaches of Privileges, Papers to be laid on the Table, Communication of any messages with the rest of the Corcillum, Intimations regarding Prime Minister's assent to Bills, Calling Attention Notices, Matters under Rule 818, Presentation of Reports of Parliamentary Committee, Presentation of Petitions, miscellaneous statements by Ministers, Motions regarding elections to Committees, Bills to be withdrawn or introduced, etc. | ||
==== ''Primaria'' ==== | ==== ''Primaria'' ==== | ||
''Primaria'' is the main business of the day, which may be consideration of a Bill or financial business or consideration of a resolution or a motion. Because the nature of the ''Primaria'' changes constantly, there is no universal operating procedure but there are broad guidelines for some of the broader topics, such as debating and voting and legislating. | |||
==== Debate ==== | |||
During a debate, Consuls may only speak if called upon by the presiding officer, but the presiding officer is required to recognize the first Consul who rises to speak. Thus, the presiding officer has little control over the course of the debate. Customarily, the ''Proconsul Maioris'' (majority leader) and ''Proconsul Oppositio'' (minority leader) are accorded priority during debates even if another Consul rises first. Apart from rules governing civility, there are few restrictions on the content of speeches; there is no requirement that speeches pertain to the matter before the National Assembly. | |||
The bylaws of the National Assembly provide that no Consul may make more than two speeches on a motion or bill on the same legislative day. A legislative day begins when the National Assembly convenes and ends with adjournment; hence, it does not necessarily coincide with the calendar day. The length of these speeches is not limited by the rules; thus, in most cases, Consuls may speak for as long as they please. Often, the National Assembly adopts unanimous consent agreements imposing time limits. In other cases (for example, for the budget process), limits are imposed by statute. However, the right to unlimited debate is generally preserved. | |||
Voting traditionally lasts for, at most, thirty minutes, but it may be extended by vote. | |||
===Committees=== | ===Committees=== | ||
A Consul can attend more than one committee if s/he is not a member of Application Committee or Planning and Budgeting Committee. Members of those committees can not participate in any other committees. On the other hand, s/he does not have to work for a committee either. Number of members of each committee is determined by the proposal of the Advisory Council and the approval of the Assembly. Sub committees are established according to the issue that the committee receives. Only Public Economic Enterprises (PEEs) Committee has constant sub committees that are specifically responsible for a group of PEEs. | A Consul can attend more than one committee if s/he is not a member of Application Committee or Planning and Budgeting Committee. Members of those committees can not participate in any other committees. On the other hand, s/he does not have to work for a committee either. Number of members of each committee is determined by the proposal of the Advisory Council and the approval of the Assembly. Sub committees are established according to the issue that the committee receives. Only Public Economic Enterprises (PEEs) Committee has constant sub committees that are specifically responsible for a group of PEEs. | ||