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> "In short: please be skeptical about whatever you hear from either side. There’s an estimated 40-45% of support for the vote and less than that (30-40%) suppo
by dazc 9y ago
> "In short: please be skeptical about whatever you hear from either side. There’s an estimated 40-45% of support for the vote and less than that (30-40%) support for independence."
So why not just let the vote go ahead and get it over with?
- bonzini 9y agoBecause of the precedent, presumably. If it is not allowed by the Spanish Constitution, what will be the next part of the Constitution that will be ignored?
- gfiorav 9y agoYup, pretty much. There IS a procedure for modifying the constitution, and it requieres 2/3 of the senate to agree.
- RobertoG 9y agoSo, following that view, in the hypothetical case that the 100% of the people of one region wanted the independence, they should just be quiet because it's in the constitution of the 'federal' government? Just trying to follow your reasoning.
- bonzini 9y agoIn that case the federal government should consider amending the Constitution, or something like that. Which isn't necessarily that simple. For example, the wide majority that is needed for constitutional changes would require agreement at the federal level even beyond parties that are part of the government. Also, some constitutions have provisions that are explicitly listed as un-amendable. In the case of Catalunya there are other issues. For example, admission to the EU of Catalunya would probably be vetoed by Spain and by almost any other country that has regions with strong separatist movements (e.g. Spain would have vetoed the admission of Scotland, had the Scottish referendum passed). This would be a big unknown for Catalan economy.
- lllllll 9y agoIt seems the constitution is easily editable after all: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reforma_de_la_Constituci%C3%B3n_espa%C3%B1ola#Reformas_realizadas https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reforma_de_la_Constituci%C3%B3...