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Catalonia votes to Separate from Spain by 2017

November 10, 2015

Catalonia votes to Separate from Spain by 2017

Catalan-Independence

The regional parliament of Catalonia has now approved a plan to set up road map for independence from Spain by 2017. This is in direct defiance of the central Spanish government. The question will be, does this lead to civil war given the history of Spain. Additionally, this is a rejection of Brussels and the polls indicate that the British people will also make a decision to leave the EU.

Should Texas Secede? Texans May Have Ballot Question to “Reassert Its Status As Independent Nation”

September 17, 2015

Should Texas Secede? Texans May Have Ballot Question to “Reassert Its Status As Independent Nation”

Texas-Takes-Stand

The question of secession on a ballot it is a one. Secession might make a powerful statement to voice defiance government tyranny, but it could also set off sparks.

Now, it appears that the biggest and most independent-minded state in the union might test that question. What happens after that is anyone’s guess.

Regardless, the possibility shows the pulse of the nation:

Texans May Have Secession Question on Republican Primary Ballot

by Joshua Krause at the Daily Sheeple

Aside from voting for whatever politician happens to be the flavor of the month, the Republican voters of Texas may have an additional question to answer for when Super Tuesday arrives next year. If the Texas Nationalist Movement has its way, then the Republican primary ballot may have to ask voters to decide whether or not they think “the state of Texas should reassert its status as an independent nation” and secede from the United States

Much to the chagrin of the Republican party, the Texas independence group is currently gathering signatures for a petition that would place their non-binding question on the ballot. According to the Texas Secretary of State, they will need at least 66,894 signatures, though the organization is shooting for 75,000.

Historically, the Republican Party would have the final say on what goes on their ballot, and they’ve tried to distance themselves from the Texas Nationalist Movement in the past. If the petition succeeds, it would be the first time that an outside group has their referendum placed on the Republican ballot. The group’s president hopes that the vote will get state legislators to take the issue seriously. “Texas and Washington, D.C. are on very different paths, and the people of Texas obviously recognize that…The Texas Nationalist Movement message has been one not of reaction to grievance but one of a future we can build as an independent nation.”

Read more at the Daily Sheeple

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