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(5) If a nobleman’s title is revoked, no member of the Baronage may issue a Proclamation of Titleage for the disbarred.<br> | (5) If a nobleman’s title is revoked, no member of the Baronage may issue a Proclamation of Titleage for the disbarred.<br> | ||
(6) Only the Grand Duke has the power to reinstate a disbarred nobleman into the Baronage. | (6) Only the Grand Duke has the power to reinstate a disbarred nobleman into the Baronage. | ||
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Article 27 of the [[Constitution of Westarctica]], the current legal code of Westarctica, deals with the censure of peers and grants the Grand Duke the power to disgrace or disbar a peer when necessary. | |||
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2) In the case of gross misconduct or high crimes and misdemeanors committed by a Peer of Westarctica, the Sovereign may declare a Peer to be disbarred. | |||
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:a) The disbarred Peer forfeits all lands, titles, knighthoods, ministerial offices, and other government appointments. | |||
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3) Only the Sovereign has the power to reinstate a disbarred Peer. | |||
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4) Disbarred or disgraced Peers have no legal recourse to appeal their status. | |||
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