IN THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF FIRESTONE
February 17th, 2025
AN ACT
to Establish the Department of State (R)
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the State of Firestone in Congress assembled,
§1. DEFINITIONS
(a) “An Act to Establish the Department of State” shall be defined here
(b) “Employment Act of 2023” shall be defined here
(c) “Foreign Entity” shall be defined as any Ro-Nation/Ro-state or other roleplay group recognized by the State of Firestone.
§2. NULLIFICATION
(a) An Act to Establish the Department of State shall be repealed in its entirety and declared null and void.
§3. AMENDMENTS
Chapter 3, Section 11 of the Employment Act of 2023 currently states:
(a) The following offices or positions shall be recognized as secondary offices or positions—
(i) Associate Justice;
(ii) District Court Judge;
(iii) County Council, including its chair; and
(iv) Municipal Mayor.
Chapter 3, Section 11 of the Employment Act of 2023 shall be amended to state:
(a) The following offices or positions shall be recognized as secondary offices or positions—
(i) Associate Justice;
(ii) District Court Judge;
(iii) County Council, including its chair; and
(iv) Municipal Mayor.
(v) Ambassador
§4. ESTABLISHMENT
(a) The Firestone Department of State shall be established, with the responsibility of conducting diplomatic relations and handling foreign matters with other Ro-Nations and foreign entities.
(b) The Firestone Department of State shall be managed by a Secretary of State, a member of the Cabinet. Should the position of Secretary of State be vacant, the Governor is permitted to designate an individual to be the Acting Secretary of State, for no more than 30 days, who shall assume all responsibility and authority of the Secretary of State until a legitimate one is confirmed by the Senate.
(c) The Firestone Department of State shall be under the Executive Branch of Firestone. The Governor of Firestone is permitted to make administrative decisions within said department as such.
§5. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
(a) The Firestone Department of State shall have the authority to conduct diplomatic meetings with another foreign entity. The Governor may overrule and effectively cancel a diplomatic meeting at any time.
(b) The Firestone Department of State is responsible for overseeing all ambassadors and foreign officials and ensure they are following all regulations, expectations, and policy set by the State of Firestone.
(c) The Firestone Department of State is responsible for the creation of a foreign policy. This foreign policy must be approved by the Governor. The Firestone Department of State is responsible for the enforcement of this foreign policy.
(d) The Firestone Department of State is responsible for ensuring that the State of Firestone remains prominent within the Ro-State/Nation community; and, must ensure that the State of Firestone is represented well across other foreign communities.
§6. AMBASSADORS AND DIPLOMATIC STAFF
(a) The State of Firestone may send an ambassador to any other foreign entity. These ambassadors shall be responsible for representing the State of Firestone in the designated foreign entity, and must follow all orders given by the Secretary of State and/or the Governor, whereas the Governor’s orders shall take priority. All ambassadors must be nominated by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The Secretary of State holds the power to recommend individuals for the position of Ambassador to the Governor.
(b) The State of Firestone may send diplomatic staff to any other foreign entity, only if an Ambassador has already been sent to such other foreign entity. These diplomatic staff shall be supervised by the ambassador sent to such foreign entities. These diplomatic staff must follow all orders given by the Secretary of State and/or the Governor, where the Governor’s orders shall take priority. The Secretary of State, or an individual designated by the Secretary of State to do so, may appoint diplomatic staff to a foreign entity with a specified purpose.
(c) The Governor and the Secretary of State may remove any diplomatic staff from their position. The Governor may remove any ambassador from their position; the Secretary of State may remove any ambassador from their position with the consent of the Governor.
§7. MISCELLANEOUS
(a) The Secretary of State is authorized to negotiate the possession and government of properties and land in foreign Ro-nations.
(b) The Secretary of State is authorized to negotiate the control of certain lands otherwise authorized for use by private entities, with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce, for the needs of foreign embassies and delegations. The Department of Homeland Security shall be responsible for the protection of these lands as deemed proper.
(c) Except insofar as the Secretary of State may, in their sole discretion, derogate, or as otherwise provided, the laws of the State of Firestone shall apply to the properties and lands negotiated under subsection (a).
(d) Except insofar as the Secretary of State may, in their sole discretion, derogate, or as otherwise provided, the laws of the governing foreign entity shall apply to the properties and lands negotiated under subsection (b).
§8. ENACTMENT
(a) This Act shall go into effect upon the completion of the constitutionally required processes.
§9. SEVERABILITY
(a) Should any part of this Act be struck down and/or declared unenforceable, then that part shall be severed with the rest remaining in full force and effect unless all is struck down and/or declared unenforceable.
§10. ENFORCEMENT
(a) This Act shall be enforced by any relevant parties.
Chief Sponsor(s):
Senator legaalsp
Representative dadudeds