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We have already fought a war because of that issue, we even added it to the pledge of allegiance. It's some what different in that England was an empire, they
by TheCondor 12y ago
We have already fought a war because of that issue, we even added it to the pledge of allegiance. It's some what different in that England was an empire, they aren't giving up land but releasing it.
As an American, what I find truly fascinating is that they trust democracy with such a substantial issue. Can you imagine how things would be if we had a simple up/down vote on abortion or gay marriage or the war on terror?
- arethuza 12y agoSlight nitpick: the UK is a union not a remnant of the Empire. The leaders of Scotland at the time, partially due to a failed colonial expedition to Darien, agreed to the Union. Edit: One interesting part of this story is that the Union was pretty much bought - the English bailed out Scotland and the institution that was created to handle the payments eventually evolved into the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).... famous for briefly being the largest bank in the world and one of the largest casualties of the recent financial crisis, requiring a vast bailout from UK taxpayers....