tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389121945571056758.post6540234410754103822..comments2023-09-14T13:10:13.418-05:00Comments on Springtime of Nations: Scottish Referendum, M.I.A. & Assange, Rohrabacher on South Azerbaijan, Play-Doh and the Māori: The Week in Separatist News, 19-25 August 2012Chris Rothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344656092851347185noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389121945571056758.post-82500131389878877022012-08-26T13:57:42.330-05:002012-08-26T13:57:42.330-05:00Chris,
With regard to the top story regarding a S...Chris,<br /><br />With regard to the top story regarding a Scottish Independence Referendum it is clear from the wording that you have swallowed the inaccuracies emanating from a number of UK sources. Do a bit of research and you find this -<br /><br />'greater power can only be granted to Scotland by the UK Parliament and here there is potential for conflict. To take the extreme example, constitutional matters are reserved but it is hard to see how the Scottish Parliament could be prevented from holding a referendum on independence should it be determined to do so. If the Scottish people expressed a desire for independence the stage would be set for a direct clash between what is the English doctrine of sovereignty and the Scottish doctrine of the sovereignty of the people.'<br /><br />SOURCE: 'The Operation of Multi-Layer Democracy', Scottish Affairs Committee Second Report of Session 1997-1998, HC 460-I, 2 December 1998, paragraph 27.<br /><br />Earlier this year seven experts on Scottish Constitutional Law stated that:<br /><br />"Contrary to the views of the UK Government and a number of influential commentators, we believe the legality of a referendum Bill passed under the Scotland Act as it currently stands is a more open question than has been generally acknowledged."<br /><br />SOURCE: 'The Herald', Saturday 11, February, 2012.<br /><br />The referendum WILL be held in the autumn of 2014.<br /><br />'Separatists prefer a three-way questionnaire,'<br /><br />There's that bogey word 'separatist' again. No we don't - a straight 'Yes/No' or 'Agree/ Disagree' is our preference but the matter is currently out to consultation of the Scottish people at present.<br /><br />With regard to 'secession' I am currently in the middle of writing a multi-part blog post titled 'Scottish Independence is restoration NOT secession' the first three parts of which have been posted to my blog 'The "Sanitization" of Scottish History' - http://follonblogs.blogspot.com.<br /><br /> Michael Follonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240836734238072216noreply@blogger.com