Scotland Votes No
In a 55% to 45% vote, Scotland has rejected independence in its referendum.
My major question is this: what separates the UK and the US? Why is it that the UK can allow a vote to happen that would allow part of its territory to leave? Can or should the US do the same?
It's interesting to note that in 1775, had a vote been taken in the American colonies, the majority of people probably would have voted to stay part of Britain. It was a vocal minority that won out independence.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-29270441
Firstly, the Constitution is what separates the UK and the US. While, yes, the majority of people may have wanted to be British, the fact is that popular vote was simply not an option for many of our founding fathers. And in this case as well as a few others, I am grateful for what could be considered disenfranchisement.
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