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After the [[Fourth Doctor]] appealed on it, the candidate President [[Goth]] was willing to amend the article 17, once he had become Lord President. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'') | After the [[Fourth Doctor]] appealed on it, the candidate President [[Goth]] was willing to amend the article 17, once he had become Lord President. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'') | ||
Later, the Fourth Doctor proclaimed the constitution suspended during the [[Vardan]] invasion of [[Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'') | Later, the Fourth Doctor proclaimed the constitution suspended during the [[Vardan]] invasion of [[Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'') | ||
[[High Chancellor]] [[Flavia]] and [[Castellan]] [[Jerricho]] invoked the constitution when they, against the wishes of Lord President {{Latham}}, summoned {{Ainley}} to retrieve [[the Doctor]] from the [[Death Zone]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') | |||
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[[Category:Gallifreyan texts]] | [[Category:Gallifreyan texts]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:54, 15 April 2022
- You may be looking for the Constitution of the United States or for the ship Constitution III.
The Constitution of the Time Lords was a legal document of the Time Lords society on Gallifrey, set in articles. It could be amended on proposition of the Lord President and agreement of the High Council. (TV: The Deadly Assassin)
Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]
One of its laws was the article 17. (TV: The Deadly Assassin)
The Constitution clearly stated that when in emergency session, if the members of the Inner Council are unanimous, the President of the Council may be overruled. (TV: The Five Doctors)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Long before the Doctor's departure from Gallifrey, one of the Lord Presidents rewrote the Constitution of the Time Lords to allow the Lord President to name his successor. His intention was to create a family dynasty. (PROSE: Birth of a Renegade)
After the Fourth Doctor appealed on it, the candidate President Goth was willing to amend the article 17, once he had become Lord President. (TV: The Deadly Assassin)
Later, the Fourth Doctor proclaimed the constitution suspended during the Vardan invasion of Gallifrey. (TV: The Invasion of Time)
High Chancellor Flavia and Castellan Jerricho invoked the constitution when they, against the wishes of Lord President Borusa, summoned the Tremas Master to retrieve the Doctor from the Death Zone. (TV: The Five Doctors)
