Scotland independence referendum

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Scotland independence vote and Britain's desperate campaign to keep Scotland in the UK

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The vote for Scotland's independence from the UK is this coming Thursday. It might not seem like it has significance to the world over, but really it does. Financial markets are already reacting to it (perhaps even more so than the turmoil in the middle east).

The PM of Britain seems to be SCRAMBLING to either beg or scare Scotland into staying in the UK & as of this morning, the test poll about whether to seperate or not is almost a dead tie.

 

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Why is the US nervous about the Scottish independence vote?

Why is the US nervous about Scottish independence vote? - CNN.com

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On the eve of voting, the UK PM admits he & many others across the UK are nervous. But it seems there are some in the US gov't that are nervous as well.

The complicating factor in this potential split? One side has a nuclear arsenal. Who gets custody of that?

Of course


& then there's this

"We obviously have a deep interest in making sure that one of the closest allies that we will ever have remains strong, robust, united, and an effective partner," Obama said then. "But ultimately these are decisions that are to be made by the folks there."

Lots of the US officials are chanting a "united" chorus, implicitly supporting Britain's PM's call for the UK to remain united w/out getting too detailed.

I'll be the first to admit that I dont have any intimate knowledge of why it would benefit Scotland to become independent from the UK OR to stay united. Are there any overseas members here in Scotland that could give a more "inside" perspective?

 

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Scottish Independence: Voting underway

BBC News - Scottish independence: Voting under way in referendum


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Once the polls have closed, ballot papers will be counted in each of Scotland's 32 local authority areas.

These will include votes cast from the 789,024 postal vote applications, which was the largest volume of registration for postal votes ever in Scotland.

After votes have been tallied, the counting officer in each area will communicate the result to the chief counting officer Mary Pitcaithly in Edinburgh.

With her approval they will then make a declaration of the result.

Just reading this article gives a glimpse of how different they handle elections in Scotland. It's also worth noting that citizens as young as 16-17 are allowed to vote & 97% of their electorate is registered to vote.

We'll have to wait till tommorow morning to find out the results but from everything I've read, this moment, the vote for independence, is a LONG time in the making.

 

[Black King]

. . . why in the world does Scotland have nukes?

 

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Scotland voters say NO

. . . why in the world does Scotland have nukes?

according to [MENTION=7]Prue Halliwell[/MENTION], who I chatted to on FB about this last night, she said the nukes have always been in Scotland's posession.


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Scots reject independence in historic vote


It seems that the question of independence has been settled "for a generation" @ least.