Parliament of the New England Republic

The Parliament of the New England Republic, commonly simply Parliament of New England, is the sovereign legislature of New England and its citizens. It is located in the Parliament Building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Parliament possesses ultimate authority over all political bodies within the NER, including the executive and judicial branches of government. The legislature was created by the Parliament Act.

The Parliament is bicameral, thus consists of an upper- and a lower house, the House of Senate and House of Delegates respectively. The number of seats within the House of Delegates - 150 - is fixed, per the Parliament Act, however the number of seats within the House of Senate is always expanding, as former (and current) presidents and cabinet members are also and remain part of the House for life. However, because of this, the power of votes from the House of Senate weigh less than that of the much stronger and democratic House of Delegates. Senators are appointed by the current President with advice from the House of Delegates, and unofficially customary advice from his current Prime Minister.

Delegates are elected every two years by the population within each province, and are able to serve for three consecutive terms (6 years), thereafter they must either wait one term (2 years) before running for office again, or retire. It's custom for delegates to request of the president to make them senators once a seat within the upper house opens, and such requests have been met regularly.

Each house meets in their own chambers within the Parliament Building in Philadelphia.