Posted: Oct 23, 2017 1:16 pm
ronmcd wrote:I've never advocated or been a fan of UDI, to be honest. I just think we are looking at a situation where Spain will not under any circumstance allow independence for Catalonia, and that means not allowing a way for public opinion to be tested.
Not allowing independence for Catalonia, or any autonomous region, reflects a fundamental basis of the Spanish constitution.
The Constitution is based on the indissoluble unity of the Spanish Nation, the common and indivisible homeland of all Spaniards; it recognises and guarantees the right to selfgovernment of the nationalities and regions of which it is composed and the solidarity among them all.
This being the constitution which established Spain as a democratic state under the rule of law, after decades of dictatorship, recall. Incidentally, this is why Puigdemont’s ignoring the Constitutional Court makes hardline measures so easy for Rajoy to sell to the rest of the country.