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kdlangequalsgoddess t1_j1g9kph wrote

Does he know that overriding Scotland is a great way to increase support for Scottish independence? Or know, and just not care? The MSPs were duly elected by the Scottish people, and voted to approve the measure. The fact that Sunak (who got given the job of PM after Truss self-destructed) doesn't like it, doesn't make it illegal.

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Prestigious_Main_364 t1_j1i6bu8 wrote

They made it so it’s almost impossible to secede from the UK without a near total unified vote from parliament. They’ll just refuse to allow Scotland to leave.

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kdlangequalsgoddess t1_j1ie07p wrote

That's how the system was designed. Devolution was supposed to be a release valve for dissatisfaction with Westminister, and ensure some comfortable jobs for those on Scottish Labour's B team. Donald Dewar (who was a seriously clever guy) devised the system in such a way so that it was thought impossible for the ScotNats to get anywhere near power.

If the Scottish people get serious about supporting independence, then the status quo is going to make it very difficult for Scotland to leave. A vote in Holyrood isn't going to cut it. There is no magical legal jujitsu, no secret safe combination, that can be used to force the UK government to recognize the Scottish people's desire for independence. There will not just have to be a vote, there has to be a movement for independence with a force that the UK government has no choice but to accept.

The status quo making it nigh-impossible to change the status quo isn't a bug, it's a feature. The status quo seeks to defend itself at all costs.

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neromoneon t1_j1jjksb wrote

Ultimately laws bend to power. And power distills to force. Scotland was forced into the Union and it has to force its way out of it.

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420ipblood t1_j1ingk4 wrote

What if you guys worked on improving shit vs. separating?

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