Brexit Thread

[Gilrandir]

Both major parties have sizable support in all 46 states and the 4 commonwealths. Admittedly, when you are the 30% in Alabama who are Democrat, the 60% who are GOP do end up running most of things so it can FEEL like a one party approach.

Yet I hear "this state traditionally votes for Republicans" as often as not.

if Scotland DOES leave the UK it will find itself outside both the UK and EU - without any trade relationship with either.

If Scotland hurries up to hold the referendum while the UK is still within the EU, it will stay within the EU.

The Scottish position is somewhat childish at the moment anyway, trying to cling to the doorframe whilst the rest of the UK tries to drag them to the exit.

Or we may say that the UK behaves childishly trying to make the WHOLE family leave Granny's place because it found no candy in the jar. Just a different perspective.

What's poor, it's foolhardy. If Scotland insists on holding a Referendum on leaving the UK so that it can remain in the EU what happens to those parts of Scotland (and there likely will be some) that vote to remain part of the UK? Will Scotland try to drag those parts out of the UK like it is being dragged out of the EU?

Again a different perspective. Right now it also seems that the UK is dragging away the parts of it that voted against it.

Evidently, Scotland has a separate identity which allows it to take such steps being sure it will stay united. After all, it did stay united after the Scottish referendum, the loser side acquiescing to the result. Seeing the uproar caused by the Brexit referendum it may take precautions against any cessation attempts within Scotland.