Well said David. Actually it will not matter in the end which way we vote
if it is as finely balanced as predicted.
So let's hopr for a decisive result ... either way.
Piers
On 11 Sep 2014 10:54, "David Bell" <david.w.bell@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Right there Mike. A nail-biter...
>
> A No vote will result in 2 million relieved Scots and 2 million
> Nationalists who are dissappointed but nevertheless philosphical that they
> gave it their best shot.
>
> A Yes vote will result in 2 million triumphalist xenophobes and 2 million
> angry bitter enraged United Kingdom citizens in Scotland who have been
> disenfranchised potentially by 16 year old voters or EU citizens living
> short term in Scotland
>
> Dave
>
>
> On 10/09/2014 23:18, Mike Lazzari wrote:
>
>> What I meant was that if the legislatures in either Hawaii or Alaska
>>> were dominated by separatists and they declared that they had a mandate
>>> to leave the Union then federal Washington would sit back and say
>>> nothing...yeah right.
>>>
>>
>> Well the US has pretty much sorted that possibility out with the Civil
>> War. The closest N. American equivalent would be Le Parti Québécois. The
>> Canadian provinces have much more autonomy than US states do. I don't fully
>> understand the relationship between England, Scotland, Wales etc. It sure
>> has been muddled by a long history. Clearly looser than that of the
>> Canadian provinces to Ottawa but tighter than Sovereignty Association.
>> Looks like the Scottish election will a nail-biter just like the last
>> election in Québéc. Best summation that I heard in Scotland was to either
>> vote your heart or your pocketbook. I'm glad that I don't have to make the
>> choice.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
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