If Its Not Scottish....

....What is it?

The Scottish independence referendum, 2014 was a referendum on whether Scotland should be an independent country that took place on 18 September 2014.[1]

The independence referendum question, which voters answered with "Yes" or "No", was "Should Scotland be an independent country?" The "No" side won, with 55.3% voting against independence. The turnout of 84.6% was unusually high for a ballot in the United Kingdom.

The Scottish Independence Referendum Bill, setting out the arrangements for this referendum, was passed by theScottish Parliament in November 2013, following an agreement between the Scottish and the United Kingdom governments. To pass, the independence proposal required a simple majority. With some exceptions, all European Union (EU) or Commonwealth citizens resident in Scotland aged 16 or over could vote, a total of almost 4.3 million people.

Yes Scotland was the main campaign group for independence, while Better Together was the main campaign group in favour of maintaining the union. Many other campaign groups, political parties, businesses, newspapers and prominent individuals were also involved. Prominent issues raised during the campaign included which currency an independent Scotland would use, public expenditure, EU membership, and North Sea oil.

Could this happen in the United States?

Should we let 'secessionists' leave?  Why/ why not?

Who wants to join the United States?  Maybe we could swap?

WGOITP?

Whats Going On In This Picture?

Who, What, Where, When, Why, How?

Travel with Frontline to the epicenter of this ongoing crisis.

Rays Rage

The sordid Ray Rice scandal has opened a much-needed dialogue about domestic violence.

In February Rice and Janay Palmer, then his fiancée and now his wife, had an altercation at an Atlantic City casino that left Palmer unconscious. A tape surfaced of Rice dragging Palmer’s limp body from the elevator, hovering over her. At no point does he appear to attend to her, appear shocked at what he has done to her or appear to have much concern for her at all.

How was Rice able to avoid trial on the original charge? Why did it take the second tape for the N.F.L. to act more forcefully in the case? Did anyone at the N.F.L. see the second tape before it was made public? Could anyone have if he’d tried harder to find it? It seems that there were multiple failures here.

Is Domestic Violence only a US problem?

Should League Commissioner Roger Goddell lose his job as well?

What does the Commish have to say in his own defense?