Ah, but what if they hold a referendum and 60% want to change sovereign and 40% don't. Is it not an abrogation of that 40%'s right to self-determination? Mayb

Ah, but what if they hold a referendum and 60% want to change sovereign and 40% don't. Is it not an abrogation of that 40%'s right to self-determination? Maybe we should recognize that everybody has different desires and voting exists merely to pacifistically answer the question of if we fought a civil war over this decision, who would be more likely to win.