Imperial Defense Act

Purpose

The Imperial Defense Act was created to allow the formation of a massive land-based army to defend that nation should it come under attack. It involves the enacting of emergency powers by the Xheng Emperor that could be delegated to the Imperial Proxy, or the Prime Minister.

The activation of the Imperial Defense Act suspended democracy in almost its purest form. This was a controversial act in itself which meant that terms of elected officials on all levels would be frozen as the act was in use. In addition to this the armed forces swelled significantly to match any need. For any type of event the Imperial Defense Act would allow the armed forces to commandeer any vehicle, technology or property for defense.

Reason for creation

The Imperial Defense Act was created before The Xheng-Kiev War. However it was also to ensure that the Shang-Xheng Independence Movement would never occur again.