diff --git a/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Propositions/FireBfg.pm b/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Propositions/FireBfg.pm
index 3d0581e6..e49cf4ef 100644
--- a/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Propositions/FireBfg.pm
+++ b/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Propositions/FireBfg.pm
@@ -7,28 +7,56 @@ extends 'Lacuna::DB::Result::Propositions';
 
 before pass => sub {
     my ($self) = @_;
-    my $body = Lacuna->db->resultset('Lacuna::DB::Result::Map::Body')->find($self->scratch->{body_id});
+    my $body    = Lacuna->db->resultset('Lacuna::DB::Result::Map::Body')->find($self->scratch->{body_id});
+    my $station = $self->station;
+    my $parl    = $station->parliament;
+
     if (defined $body && $body->isa('Lacuna::DB::Result::Map::Body::Planet')) {
         if (eval {$self->station->in_jurisdiction($body)}) {
-            if (defined $body->empire_id && $body->empire_id) {
-                foreach my $building (@{$body->building_cache}) {
-                    next unless ('Infrastructure' ~~ [$building->build_tags]);
-                    next if ( $building->class eq 'Lacuna::DB::Result::Building::PlanetaryCommand' );
-                    $building->efficiency(0);
-                    $building->update;
+            my $costs = {
+                food   => 1e6,
+                energy => 10e6,
+                ore    => 100e6,
+                water  => 10e6,
+            };
+            if (eval { $station->has_resources_to_build($parl, $costs); 1})
+            {
+                $station->spend_food($costs->{food}, 0);
+                $station->spend_water($costs->{water});
+                $station->spend_ore($costs->{ore});
+                $station->spend_energy($costs->{energy});
+                $station->needs_recalc(1);
+                $station->update;
+
+                if (defined $body->empire_id && $body->empire_id) {
+                    foreach my $building (@{$body->building_cache}) {
+                        next unless ('Infrastructure' ~~ [$building->build_tags]);
+                        next if ( $building->class eq 'Lacuna::DB::Result::Building::PlanetaryCommand' );
+                        $building->efficiency(0);
+                        $building->update;
+                    }
+                    $body->needs_recalc(1);
+                    $body->needs_surface_refresh(1);
+                    $body->update;
+                    $body->add_news(99, sprintf('The parliament of %s has fired their BFG at %s, devastating the surface.', $self->station->name, $body->name));
+                    $body->empire->send_message(
+                        subject     => 'BFG Damage',
+                        body        => "The parliament of ".$self->station->name." has fired their BFG at ".$body->name.". The planet has been devastated, and I doubt it's repairable.\n\nRegards,\n\nYour Humble Assistant",
+                        tag         => 'Alert',
+                    );
+                } 
+                else {
+                    $self->pass_extra_message('Unfortunately, by the time the proposition passed, the planet was no longer occupied.');
                 }
-                $body->needs_recalc(1);
-                $body->needs_surface_refresh(1);
-                $body->update;
-                $body->add_news(99, sprintf('The parliament of %s has fired their BFG at %s, devastating the surface.', $self->station->name, $body->name));
-                $body->empire->send_message(
-                    subject     => 'BFG Damage',
-                    body        => "The parliament of ".$self->station->name." has fired their BFG at ".$body->name.". The planet has been devastated, and I doubt it's repairable.\n\nRegards,\n\nYour Humble Assistant",
-                    tag         => 'Alert',
-                );
             }
             else {
-                $self->pass_extra_message('Unfortunately, by the time the proposition passed, the planet was no longer occupied.');
+                $parl->level($parl->level - 1);
+                $parl->efficiency($parl->efficiency - 25);
+                $parl->update;
+                $self->station->update;
+
+                $self->station->add_news(49, sprintf('The parliament of %s suffered a malfunction today while trying to fire their BFG.', $self->station->name));
+                $self->pass_extra_message('Unfortunately, by the time the proposition passed, the station no longer had sufficient resources to fire with.');
             }
         }
         else {
diff --git a/lib/Lacuna/RPC/Building/Parliament.pm b/lib/Lacuna/RPC/Building/Parliament.pm
index bd4d6a67..d0ea344e 100644
--- a/lib/Lacuna/RPC/Building/Parliament.pm
+++ b/lib/Lacuna/RPC/Building/Parliament.pm
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ sub propose_fire_bfg {
     unless ($building->effective_level >= 25) {
         confess [1013, 'Parliament must be level 25 to propose using the BFG.',25];
     }
+    unless ($building->effective_level > 0 and $building->effective_efficiency == 100) {
+        confess [1003, "You must have a functional Parliament!"];
+    }
     Lacuna::Verify->new(content=>\$reason, throws=>[1005,'Reason cannot be empty.',$reason])->not_empty;
     Lacuna::Verify->new(content=>\$reason, throws=>[1005,'Reason cannot contain HTML tags or entities.',$reason])->no_tags;
     Lacuna::Verify->new(content=>\$reason, throws=>[1005,'Reason cannot contain profanity.',$reason])->no_profanity;
@@ -219,6 +222,9 @@ sub propose_writ {
     unless ($building->effective_level >= 4) {
         confess [1013, 'Parliament must be level 4 to propose a writ.',4];
     }
+    unless ($building->effective_level > 0 and $building->effective_efficiency == 100) {
+        confess [1003, "You must have a functional Parliament!"];
+    }
     Lacuna::Verify->new(content=>\$title, throws=>[1005,'Title cannot be empty.',$title])->not_empty;
     Lacuna::Verify->new(content=>\$title, throws=>[1005,'Title cannot contain any of these characters: {}<>&;@',$title])->no_restricted_chars;
     Lacuna::Verify->new(content=>\$title, throws=>[1005,'Title must be less than 30 characters.',$title])->length_lt(30);
@@ -251,6 +257,9 @@ sub propose_transfer_station_ownership {
     unless ($building->effective_level >= 6) {
         confess [1013, 'Parliament must be level 6 to transfer station ownership.',6];
     }
+    unless ($building->effective_level > 0 and $building->effective_efficiency == 100) {
+        confess [1003, "You must have a functional Parliament!"];
+    }
     unless ($to_empire_id) {
         confess [1002, 'Must specify an empire id to transfer the station to.'];
     }
@@ -290,6 +299,9 @@ sub propose_seize_star {
     unless ($building->effective_level >= 7) {
         confess [1013, 'Parliament must be level 7 to seize control of a star.',7];
     }
+    unless ($building->effective_level > 0 and $building->effective_efficiency == 100) {
+        confess [1003, "You must have a functional Parliament!"];
+    }
     unless ($star_id) {
         confess [1002, 'Must specify a star id to seize.'];
     }
@@ -344,6 +356,9 @@ sub propose_repeal_law {
     unless ($building->effective_level >= 5) {
         confess [1013, 'Parliament must be level 5 to repeal a law.',5];
     }
+    unless ($building->effective_level > 0 and $building->effective_efficiency == 100) {
+        confess [1003, "You must have a functional Parliament!"];
+    }
     unless ($law_id) {
         confess [1002, 'Must specify a law id to repeal.'];
     }
@@ -377,6 +392,9 @@ sub propose_rename_star {
     unless ($building->effective_level >= 8) {
         confess [1013, 'Parliament must be level 8 to rename a star.',8];
     }
+    unless ($building->effective_level > 0 and $building->effective_efficiency == 100) {
+        confess [1003, "You must have a functional Parliament!"];
+    }
     unless ($star_id) {
         confess [1002, 'Must specify a star id to rename.'];
     }
@@ -420,6 +438,9 @@ sub propose_broadcast_on_network19 {
     unless ($building->effective_level >= 9) {
         confess [1013, 'Parliament must be level 9 to propose a broadcast.',9];
     }
+    unless ($building->effective_level > 0 and $building->effective_efficiency == 100) {
+        confess [1003, "You must have a functional Parliament!"];
+    }
     Lacuna::Verify->new(content=>\$message, throws=>[1005,'Message cannot be empty.',$message])->not_empty;
     Lacuna::Verify->new(content=>\$message, throws=>[1005,'Message cannot contain any of these characters: {}<>&;@',$message])->no_restricted_chars;
     Lacuna::Verify->new(content=>\$message, throws=>[1005,'Message must be less than 141 characters.',$message])->length_lt(141);
@@ -451,6 +472,9 @@ sub propose_rename_asteroid {
     unless ($building->effective_level >= 12) {
         confess [1013, 'Parliament must be level 12 to rename an asteroid.',12];
     }
+    unless ($building->effective_level > 0 and $building->effective_efficiency == 100) {
+        confess [1003, "You must have a functional Parliament!"];
+    }
     unless ($asteroid_id) {
         confess [1002, 'Must specify a asteroid id to rename.'];
     }
@@ -494,6 +518,9 @@ sub propose_rename_uninhabited {
     unless ($building->effective_level >= 17) {
         confess [1013, 'Parliament must be level 17 to rename an uninhabited planet.',17];
     }
+    unless ($building->effective_level > 0 and $building->effective_efficiency == 100) {
+        confess [1003, "You must have a functional Parliament!"];
+    }
     unless ($planet_id) {
         confess [1002, 'Must specify a planet id to rename.'];
     }
@@ -540,6 +567,9 @@ sub propose_members_only_mining_rights {
     unless ($building->effective_level >= 13) {
         confess [1013, 'Parliament must be level 13 to propose members only mining rights.',13];
     }
+    unless ($building->effective_level > 0 and $building->effective_efficiency == 100) {
+        confess [1003, "You must have a functional Parliament!"];
+    }
     my $proposition = Lacuna->db->resultset('Lacuna::DB::Result::Propositions')->new({
         type            => 'MembersOnlyMiningRights',
         name            => 'Members Only Mining Rights',
@@ -565,6 +595,9 @@ sub propose_members_only_excavation {
     unless ($building->effective_level >= 20) {
         confess [1013, 'Parliament must be level 20 to propose members only excavation rights.',20];
     }
+    unless ($building->effective_level > 0 and $building->effective_efficiency == 100) {
+        confess [1003, "You must have a functional Parliament!"];
+    }
     my $proposition = Lacuna->db->resultset('Lacuna::DB::Result::Propositions')->new({
         type            => 'MembersOnlyExcavation',
         name            => 'Members Only Excavation',
@@ -590,6 +623,9 @@ sub propose_members_only_colonization {
     unless ($building->effective_level >= 18) {
         confess [1013, 'Parliament must be level 18 to propose members only colonization.',18];
     }
+    unless ($building->effective_level > 0 and $building->effective_efficiency == 100) {
+        confess [1003, "You must have a functional Parliament!"];
+    }
     my $proposition = Lacuna->db->resultset('Lacuna::DB::Result::Propositions')->new({
         type            => 'MembersOnlyColonization',
         name            => 'Members Only Colonization',
@@ -615,6 +651,9 @@ sub propose_neutralize_bhg {
     unless ($building->effective_level >= 23) {
         confess [1013, 'Parliament must be level 23 to propose to neutralize black hole generators.',23];
     }
+    unless ($building->effective_level > 0 and $building->effective_efficiency == 100) {
+        confess [1003, "You must have a functional Parliament!"];
+    }
     my $proposition = Lacuna->db->resultset('Lacuna::DB::Result::Propositions')->new({
         type            => 'BHGNeutralized',
         name            => 'BHG Neutralized',
@@ -640,6 +679,9 @@ sub propose_evict_mining_platform {
     unless ($building->effective_level >= 14) {
         confess [1013, 'Parliament must be level 14 to evict a mining platform.',14];
     }
+    unless ($building->effective_level > 0 and $building->effective_efficiency == 100) {
+        confess [1003, "You must have a functional Parliament!"];
+    }
     unless ($platform_id) {
         confess [1002, 'You must specify a mining platform id.'];
     }
@@ -676,6 +718,9 @@ sub propose_evict_excavator {
     unless ($building->effective_level >= 21) {
         confess [1013, 'Parliament must be level 21 to evict an excavator.',21];
     }
+    unless ($building->effective_level > 0 and $building->effective_efficiency == 100) {
+        confess [1003, "You must have a functional Parliament!"];
+    }
     unless ($excav_id) {
         confess [1002, 'You must specify an excavator id.'];
     }
@@ -712,6 +757,9 @@ sub propose_elect_new_leader {
     unless ($building->effective_level >= 11) {
         confess [1013, 'Parliament must be level 11 to elect a new alliance leader.',11];
     }
+    unless ($building->effective_level > 0 and $building->effective_efficiency == 100) {
+        confess [1003, "You must have a functional Parliament!"];
+    }
     unless ($to_empire_id) {
         confess [1002, 'Must specify an empire id to elect a new alliance leader.'];
     }
@@ -748,6 +796,9 @@ sub propose_induct_member {
     unless ($building->effective_level >= 10) {
         confess [1013, 'Parliament must be level 10 to induct a new alliance member.',10];
     }
+    unless ($building->effective_level > 0 and $building->effective_efficiency == 100) {
+        confess [1003, "You must have a functional Parliament!"];
+    }
     my $alliance = $building->body->alliance;
     my $count = $alliance->members->count;
     $count += $alliance->invites->count;
@@ -791,6 +842,9 @@ sub propose_expel_member {
     unless ($building->effective_level >= 10) {
         confess [1013, 'Parliament must be level 10 to expel an alliance member.',10];
     }
+    unless ($building->effective_level > 0 and $building->effective_efficiency == 100) {
+        confess [1003, "You must have a functional Parliament!"];
+    }
     unless ($empire_id) {
         confess [1002, 'Must specify an empire id to expel an alliance member.'];
     }
@@ -830,6 +884,9 @@ sub propose_taxation {
     unless ($building->effective_level >= 15) {
         confess [1013, 'Parliament must be level 15 to propose taxation.',15];
     }
+    unless ($building->effective_level > 0 and $building->effective_efficiency == 100) {
+        confess [1003, "You must have a functional Parliament!"];
+    }
     unless ($taxes =~ /^\d+$/ && $taxes > 0 )
     {
         confess [1009, 'Taxes must be an integer greater than 0.'];
@@ -860,6 +917,9 @@ sub propose_foreign_aid {
     unless ($building->effective_level >= 16) {
         confess [1013, 'Parliament must be level 16 to send out foreign aid packages.',16];
     }
+    unless ($building->effective_level > 0 and $building->effective_efficiency == 100) {
+        confess [1003, "You must have a functional Parliament!"];
+    }
     unless ($planet_id) {
         confess [1002, 'You must specify a planet id.'];
     }