The Citadel, F.D.
The Citadel | |
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Federal capital city and federal district | |
| Federal District of Earth Humans | |
 Flag | |
| Motto(s): Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) | |
| Country | Earth Humans |
| The Citadel Act | November 8, 2018 |
| Named for | The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Adele Munoz (L) |
| • Citadel Council | List
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| • E.H. House | Phoebe Coy (I), Delegate (At-large) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total |  839,442 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight Time) |
The Citadel, F.D., formally the Federal District of Earth Humans and commonly referred to as The Citadel or F.D., is the capital of the Earth Humans. Founded after Humansian Revolution as the seat of government of the newly independent country, The Citadel was named after a military college in South Carolina called The Citadel.
The Citadel has an estimated population of 840,000 citizens. Commuters from the surrounding Aelhurst and Westerlight suburbs raise the city's daytime population to more than one million during the workweek. Citadel's metropolitan area had a 2017 estimated population of 6.2 million residents.
All three branches of the E.H. federal government are centered in The Citadel: Congress (legislative), president (executive), and the E.H. Supreme Court (judicial).
The mayor of The Citadel is appointed by the president, making it the only lower-tier government position in which the public servant is appointed by the president. The mayor holds the position during the president's tenure and may only be re-appointed by the same president who appointed them. The mayor appoints the members of The Citadels Council. Constitutional law dictates that The Citadel council must include at least one member from all three major parties. The mayor may dismiss any council-member at any time and for any reason but by law must fill that position with a member from the same political party as the previous member. Whenever a new mayor is appointed the previous Council-members are dismissed so the new mayor may appoint new members.
The position of mayor is considered a figurehead role as the Supreme Court has final say over budget spending and what local laws are enacted, vetoed, or repealed; this is why the president appoints the mayor.
The current Mayor of the Citadel is Adele Munoz, who was appointed by Michael Saunders on January 21, 2019, and will resume in the position until January 21, 2020.
Buildings
E.H. Capitol
The Capitol building contains two chambers, fourteen rooms, and the Great Rotunda. The fifteen rooms are the Speaker's formal office, the Ways and Means Committee, the Committee on Appropriations, the House Reception Room, the Speaker's office, the Statuary Hall, the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee, Congressmen/women's Private Offices, Senator's Private Offices, the Small Senate Rotunda, the President's Room, the Marble Room, and the Vice President's Office.
Senate Chamber
The Senate Chamber is located in the North Wing of the E.H. Capitol Building. The public is allowed to sit in the gallery, located in the balcony and watch the proceedings. The gallery is closed to the public when the Senate is not in session or when the Senate enters a session that contains highly classified information that requires secrecy. When the Senate is in session they meet Monday through Friday from 8 AM through 2 PM with a lunch break from 10:30 AM through 11:30 AM unless otherwise specified by the Senate President.
House Chamber
The House Chamber is located in the South Wing of the E.H. Capitol Building. The public is allowed to sit in the gallery located in the balcony and watch the proceedings. The gallery is closed to the public when the House is not in session, when there is a joint session of Congress, which occupies the House Chamber, or when the House enters a session that contains highly classified information that requires secrecy. When the House is in sessions they meet Monday through Friday from 9 AM through 3 PM with a lunch break from 11:30 AM through 12:30 PM unless otherwise specified by the Speaker of the House.
Residencies
Executive Mansion
The Executive Mansion or Presidential Mansion is the workplace and private house of the president and their family. The mansion was previously occupied by the presidents of the United States of America.
Residence
The ground level contains several rooms including a library, kitchen, curator's office, doctors office, housekeeping, diplomatic reception room, and the Federal Protection Service. The main level contains fewer rooms than the ground level including a family dining room, state dining room, an entrance hall, the red, blue and green rooms, and the East Room. The second level contains several bedrooms, a dining room, a kitchen, and four sitting rooms. The third level is restricted from the public and is the main living area of the president and their family. The third floor contains several bedrooms, offices, storage rooms, a music room, a greenhouse, and a gym.
East Wing
The first floor of the East Wing is where the public welcome center is located, contains a family theater, the garden room, and the lobby. The second floor of the East Wing contains the official calligrapher for the Executive Mansion, plus the offices of the first lady, the Secretary of State's office, and other formal correspondence staff.
West Wing
The West Wing has three levels. The ground level contains a briefing room, two video conference rooms, a photo office, Homeland Security, the main offices for the Federal Protection Service, a Navy mess hall plus a kitchen, a situation room plus watch center, and a wardroom. The first level contains the National Security Advisers office, the Vice Presidents office, the Chief of Staffs office, two Senior Adviser offices, the Cabinet Room, the Press Secretary's office the Press Briefing Room, the Press Corps Office, the Press Kitchen, a dining room, a study, the Presidents secretary, and the President's office. The second level contains the Office of Political Affairs, Counsel to the president's office, a Senior Adviser's office, Legislative affairs, Domestic Policy Council, National Economy Council, a public liaison and an Intergovernmental Affairs Office.
Vice President's House
The Vice President and their family resides in the Vice Presidential Mansion located approximately four miles from the Executive Mansion. The house was previously occupied by the vice presidents of the Vice President of the United States.
Vice President's Office
The Vice President's office is located on the first level of the East Wing in the Executive Mansion.
Government and politics
Government
The government of The Citadel is primarily run by the president and the Supreme Court. The mayoral role is primarily a figurehead and acts as the spokesperson for The Citadel. The mayor holds no real power over what laws are enacted or how the budget is handled but the president and Supreme Court may advise the mayor and ask for their input. As of February 25, 2019, the primary role for the mayor is being the head of the Federal Protection Service, which protects all members of the federal government of the Earth Humans.
Politics
Currently, the Liberal Party dominates the government of The Citadel
Voting rights
Citizens of The Citadel vote only in presidential elections. The president appoints the mayor, the mayor appoints the City Council, and the City Council elects a delegate to the House of Representatives nominated by the mayor.
Senate
The constitution does not allow for territories or areas that do not have a statehood status to be represented in the Senate, therefore the Citadel has no Senators.
House of Representatives
The constitution allows territories or areas that do not have a statehood status to be represented in the House by a delegate but has no official vote within the House. Currently, The Citadel has one non-voting delegate in the House of Representatives.