I heard the Shetlanders had actually proposed discussions with Norway...
On 11/09/2014, Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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