Well, you don't need a PhD to see for yourself what was done in these laws and to recognize the political intent. You kind of need to be able to, in fact, if yo

Well, you don't need a PhD to see for yourself what was done in these laws and to recognize the political intent. You kind of need to be able to, in fact, if you want to know what's happening around you and take decisions as an informed adult, and interested third parties might be biased, it's better to check and form an opinion by yourself. We can't turn any discussion of fact in "I'm not qualified so it's an opinion, so I'm entitled to mine, this is just a matter of opinion". The fact is, the demands from the Catalonian government were rightfully unconstitutional. edit to attach the sentencing in particular, it's perfectly legible (only 14 articles eliminated), and the reasons why they were excessive easy to understand. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentencia_del_Tribunal_Constitucional_sobre_el_Estatuto_de_Autonom%C3%ADa_de_Catalu%C3%B1a_de_2006 https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentencia_del_Tribunal_Constit...