Spain’s Catalonia Region Has Just Declared Independent Sovereignty From Spain
Submitted by emalvini on Thu, 01/24/2013 - 13:03Spain’s Catalonia Region Has Just Declared Independent Sovereignty From Spain
The proclamation defines the province of northeastern Spain as “legal and sovereign political entity” and start the road to self-determination
(AFP)
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 14:12
(CNNMéxico) – The Catalan Parliament approved on Wednesday a declaration of sovereignty that allows you to start a process for implementing the right of self-determination of the Spanish province through a referendum.
The Declaration of sovereignty and the right to decide the people of Catalonia determines “begin the process of realizing the right to decide for citizens and citizens of Catalonia can collectively decide their political future”, according to a Reuters report.
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Doesn't Spain have other autonomous regions?
Wouldn't this just be one more?
Or are they wanting complete nation-state independence?
This is not real independence
This is not real independence unless they leave the EU, which they won't.
It's more like Southern California and Northern California splitting into separate states than US Civil War-style secession.
apparently they're doing
apparently they're doing it because they hate blacks. i mean just ask any liberal in America about secession.
(/sarcasm)
"My theories explain, but cannot slow the decline of a great civilization. I set out to be a reformer, but only became the historian of decline."
- Ludwig Von Mises
EU
Boots on the ground?
donvino
Hop to it Scotland!
Hop to it Scotland!
Southern Agrarian
That is going to stir up the Basques, I would think.
Who for some reason have a strong link to Boise, there are several families that settled there a couple generations back. Came to herd sheep. Anyway, apparently they have been fighting for independence for a long time, and I guess they got themselves on the "terrorist" list for a while. A little embarrassing locally, as they were sort of our "token diversity" in Boise, Whidaho.
Ron Paul supports a new 9-11 investigation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH9nOWnp5G0
So?
How is that going to help them if the UN decides to occupy, create a civil war, and treat them like Palestine?
STAND WITH RAND 2016
Wont help them
But should keep a few of the NU troops occupied when Texas goes too.
LOLLL!
The Republic of Appalachia needs to follow suit immediately
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WOW!
Congratulations Catalunya!