Eta Laws

The Eta Laws are those laws that have been enacted to give authority to the federal government to undertake Coalition foreign affairs, the currency, legislation of new laws and defense.

Laws

 * η162: In case of disputes, member-worlds have the right to ask for third-party arbitration.
 * η284: If the First Councillor is incapacitated or killed, then the Triumvirates will take power for such time until a new leader can be elected. Triumvirates must select a new First Councillor within 4 solar months or said decision will fall to a full Council decision.
 * η437: The Coalition Council can not be increased by more than 10% between any two general elections and no new representative can be seated before the first general election after the annexation.
 * η960: The presence of armed foreign nationals in a First Councillor's presence is forbidden
 * η1560: Councillors may not don combat armor while on the Council floor. Ceremonial armor however is permissible.


 * η437: No motion to suspend, modify, or amend any rule, or any part thereof, will be made except on one day's notice in writing, specifying precisely the rule or part proposed to be suspended, modified, or amended, and the purpose thereof.
 * η960: The rules of the Council shall continue from one Congress to the next Congress unless they are changed as provided in these rules.
 * η1560: A quorum can only be called with a 3/4 majority of the Councillors in attendance during peace-time, 1/2 in war-time.
 * η2109: No Councillor shall absent himself from the service of the Council without leave.
 * η2670: If, at any time during the daily sessions of the Council, a question shall be raised by any Councillor as to the number of Councillors present for a quorum, the Presiding Officer shall forthwith direct the Secretary to call the roll and shall announce the result, and these proceedings shall be without debate.
 * η3232: If it is presented that a quorum is not present, no debate nor motion, except to adjourn, or to recess shall be in order.
 * η3793: The First Councillor may dissolve the entire Members Congress or System's Assembly without warning or public reason, but he himself must also resign within one hour of the action.
 * η4355: During vote proceedings in the Members Congress or System's Assembly, when the yeas and nays are ordered, the names of Councillors shall be called alphabetically; and each Councillor shall, without debate, declare his assent or dissent to the question
 * η4916: During vote proceedings in the Members Congress or System's Assembly, a Councillor may declined to vote on call of his name but he shall be required to provide his reasons therefore.
 * η5478: During vote proceedings in the Members Congress or System's Assembly, if the number of Councillors declining to vote reaches more than 1/3 of the total present quorom, the vote will be cancelled and can not be called on again for voting for another 48-hours.