Courtesy of Mish.
Catalonia Independence Vote to Proceed on Schedule
Arthur Mas, president of Catalonia declared today that the vote for independence of that region will go as scheduled on November 9. Spain contends the vote is illegal and vows to stop it.
El Economista reports Arthur Mas Calls for Vote on Independence of Catalonia.
President of Catalonia, Artur Mas nationalist, officially called for a vote on the independence of this rich region of Spain for the November 9, challenging the Spanish government began the process to prevent it.
In a ceremony at the gallery Gothic Palace of the Generalitat, the seat of regional government in Barcelona, Artur Mas, supported by his executive and representatives of other nationalist parties, signed the decree of convocation of this non-binding referendum.
“This is the way democracies are expressed and political projects are born. Voting it is the responsibility of the Democrats do not circumvent it,” then said in a brief speech.
“Catalonia wants to talk, want to be heard, want to vote,” he said Mas, who continues to ask Madrid to allow the query as London did in Scotland, where the “no” won Sept. 18 in a referendum with broad participation.
The proposal flew like a lead balloon in Madrid. Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy Initiated a Process to Suspend the Referendum.
Reflections on Catalonia, Crimea, California
There is a lot of puffery in Spain given the resolution is nonbinding, unlike the vote for Scottish independence.
In the US, if California wanted to cede from the union and form its own country, look on the bright side: California independence would be a huge upside for the rest of us.
Such a referendum, if allowed to stand, would take a lot of socialist votes out of the US House of Representatives. That would be a good thing. Unfortunately, there will never be support in California to cede from the union.
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