Catalonia Pro Independence Activists Clash with Spain Over Catalan Independence
Channel: The iState Channel
Date: 2017-09-20

Catalonia’s Fight for Independence from Spain

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Tags: Catalonia, ‪Spain, ‪Catalan independence, Carles Puigdemont, Mariano Rajoy, Referendum Law, Constitutional Court

Before I begin my report on what’s going on in Catalan, let me preface this report by saying, “Do you want to radicalize and grow the Catalan Secessionist movement?  Because THIS is how you radicalize and grow the Catalan Secessionist movement.”

And now, let the reporting begin.

For those of you following the whole Catalan fight for independence, you know this is a story that goes back centuries.  It is a tale tangled with a complexity that would rival the bureaucratic entanglements you might find in Kafka’s “The Castle.”  To wit, this quote from the book seems very apropos to the events of today, “One of the operating principles of authorities is that the possibility of error is simply not taken into account. This principle is justified by the excellence of the entire organization and is also necessary if matters are to be discharged with the utmost rapidity.”

This report is not so much about the specifics of the Catalan fight for independence as it is about the actions taken recently by the Spanish government to cut the process off right here and right now, to nip it in the proverbial bud.

One key point to take into consideration is this, the Catalan region is responsible for nearly 20 percent of the Spanish economy and contains 7.5 million people.  Catalan is a valuable jewel in the Spanish State.  The Spanish State simply cannot allow Catalonia to secede.

The Catalans are calling for a referendum on whether to leave Spain and declare themselves sovereign.  The referendum is scheduled to happen on October 1st of this year, 2017.  The Spanish High Court, called the Constitutional Court, struck down the Catalan law that made the referendum possible.  That ruling came on September 7th, 2017.

This followed a statement by the Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, a couple of days earlier that made it clear the Spanish National government was in no mood to “allow” the Catalans to disassociate from their State.

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