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English: At the convention of the League for Establishing a National Assembly held in November 1880 (Meiji 13), each of the participating organizations was asked to develop a proposal for a constitution. The Risshisha, which had a leading role in the League, also initiated the drafting of a draft constitution. The "Toyo Dai-Nippon National Constitution Proposal" was drawn up by UEKI Emori, a member of Risshisha's constitutional drafting committee. While positioning the Emperor as the head of the military and diplomacy, it also prized regional autonomy, envisioning a nation modeled after a federal system such as that of the United States or Switzerland. It also envisioned the development of a governing system centered on a national assembly, ascribing the power of legislation to the entire populace. It also went into painstaking detail about people's right to freedom, recognizing their right to protest and revolt as a means to guarantee that freedom. Given those characteristics, UEKI's proposed constitution demonstrates a liberal and democratic nature.