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posted by janrinok on Friday September 08 2017, @06:25PM   Printer-friendly
from the then-the-Basques,-and-then-...? dept.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41191327

Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy says he will ask the courts to revoke a law passed by the Catalan regional government to hold a referendum on independence. He described the vote, planned for 1 October, as illegal.

Earlier, state prosecutors said they would bring criminal charges against Catalan leaders for their endorsement of the referendum.

The pro-independence majority in Catalonia's parliament passed the referendum law on Wednesday. Spain's wealthy north-eastern region already has autonomous powers but the regional government says it has popular support for full secession.

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  • (Score: 2) by frojack on Friday September 08 2017, @09:20PM

    by frojack (1554) on Friday September 08 2017, @09:20PM (#565327) Journal

    Most likely, it would be a succession of California, Oregon, and Washington. I don't think any of those states have significant percentages of peoples that are not disenfranchised and exploited.

    All ruled by Democrats for the last 50 years, so you are probably right.

    Other than that Oregonians are probably little different than the other two because they actually have rebellion and insurrection experience.

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