Forest Proposed Constitutional Amendment for Treaties

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Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Formalize Treaties

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6.1 Regions must have at least six WA nations in residence, and must have existed for at least six months, to be eligible for an embassy with Forest.

6.2 To establish embassies with Forest, eligible prospective regions must formally request embassies in game and send a telegram of intent to either the designated foreign minister or the Forest Keeper.

6.3 Once all requirements are met, either the designated foreign minister or the Forest Keeper will provide a suitable summary of the telegram received, and the government’s interpretation of it, to all residents via regional telegram. They will also create the following poll: “Shall Forest open an embassy with [region]?”

Should the poll pass, the government will accept the embassy request in question.

6.4 Should a region with which Forest has an embassy cease to operate, and a new region is created as the unified, legitimate successor, the six month age requirement will be waived. Upon either satisfactory request of the successor region, or interest from within the Forest community, either the designated foreign minister or the Forest Keeper will provide a suitable summary of the relationship history to all residents via regional telegram. They will also create the following poll: “Shall Forest continue embassies with [successor region], the official successor region of [former region]?”

Should the poll pass, the government will attempt to open an embassy with the identified region, following that region’s protocols for doing so, or will accept their request as appropriate. The government will also close the previous embassy should it still remain active.

6.5 Any resident nation of Forest can call for the creation of an embassy with another region, provided it meets the requirements of Clause 6.1, by posting to that effect on the Regional Message Board. If there is considerable interest from the Forest community, as determined by the regional government, either the designated foreign minister or the Forest Keeper will create the following poll: “Shall Forest request to open embassies with [prospective region]?”

Should the poll pass, the government will attempt to open an embassy with the identified region, following that region’s protocols for doing so.

6.6 Any resident nation of Forest can call for the closure of an embassy with another region, provided they post legitimate reasons for their proposal on the Regional Message Board. If there is considerable interest from the Forest community, as determined by the regional government, either the designated foreign minister or the Forest Keeper will create the following poll: “Shall Forest close embassies with [region]?”

Should the poll pass, the government will initiate closure of the embassy with the identified region.

6.7 Regions which have an existing embassy with Forest may engage with the Forest government to create a formal treaty. The details of such a treaty may vary, but must follow all relevant laws of Forest. No officer outside of the Forest government or without the consent of the Forest government may negotiate on behalf of Forest in any treaty negotiations. Forest shall not sign any treaties without first having an embassy with all signatories. Treaties existing prior to the inclusion of this provision shall be valid unless repealed at a future date.

6.78 All embassy- and treaty-related polls falling under this section shall be posted for a duration of three days, open to native residents only, and shall have the options "Yes" and "No" as their choices. The opening of a new embassy, or the closure of an existing embassy, or the passage of a treaty shall require a two-thirds majority to pass. The continuation of an embassy with an official successor region shall require a simple majority (greater than 50%) to pass.

6.89 Any given region can only be voted on for opening, continuation, or closure of an embassy one time each during a given Term in Office. An exception may be made if an extreme change of circumstances, as determined by the regional government and approved by the Head of State, warrants an additional vote.

6.910 Either the designated foreign minister or the Forest Keeper may appoint or remove ambassadors at their discretion from among resident nations in Forest. The designated foreign minister or Forest Keeper may assign the specific duties of ambassadors as needed. The government shall seek to fill the ambassador positions for new embassies prior to the opening of those embassies and must strive to appoint and maintain active ambassadors for all regions with which existing embassies are present. In the event that no ambassador volunteers prior to the completion of a successful vote, the designated foreign minister in conjunction with the Forest Keeper may, at their discretion, elect to postpone the opening of the embassy until such time as an ambassador is found.