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Old 02-19-2008, 03:43 AM
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Well your "double majority" point is an interesting one - It would depend on whether or not the Independence party that intends to offer a Parlimentary free vote on Independence clearly stated that in their election manifesto, so that on winning the double majority - the vote could proceed. ----- maybe !

Scotland has a "Devolved Parliment" governed by the Scotland Act 1998 and within that act is Schedule 5 Reserved matters

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1998...046_en_14#sch5

Basically the UK parliament is sovereign and it is for that Parliament to decide whether or not to hold a referendum on any particular issue.

The UK has by and large has an unwritten constitution (it is actually a rag bag of many different documents, precedences and procedures defined over our history)

It would take a large majority and an active Independence movement within Scotland for the UK Parliment to grant a referendum on the issue.

It would be a messy divorce ......


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