....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?
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