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Re:How the Catalan government uses IPFS to sidestep Spain's ... by tcard on Friday September 29, 2017 @04:23PM (#15368807)
I'm not even arguing the Catalan government actions aren't _justified_, as the American Revolution may have been. My point is that the Spanish judiciary's reaction is just that of a normal, European, liberal democratic state under rule of law.

(It's my opinion that it's _not_ justified, though: there's a fair chance of getting through the necessary changes to allow a referendum and other self-government demands by following legal procedures, given the current Spain-wide political climate. I believe this is mainly a politically dishonest and populist move by the Catalan government. But that's besides the point.)

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Re:How the Catalan government uses IPFS to sidestep Spain's ... by NetStrikeForce on Friday September 29, 2017 @08:33PM (#15370419)
No, it's not a reaction most liberal democracies in the EU would have.

MPs all over Europe (Denmark, Switzerland, Finland to name a few) have asked the Spanish government to stop prosecuting and negotiate a referendum.

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Re:How the Catalan government uses IPFS to sidestep Spain's ... by euyyn on Friday September 29, 2017 @08:50PM (#15370490)
MPs in Spain have asked the same. Doesn't mean those other countries wouldn't have their judges apply the law.

Not only it is the judge's job: it's not even legal for a judge to knowingly allow an illegal action.

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Re:How the Catalan government uses IPFS to sidestep Spain's ... by NetStrikeForce on Friday September 29, 2017 @09:02PM (#15370547)
The point is those other countries would have allowed the vote.

We don't even have to imagine. It happened recently: Scotland. Or if you allow me to jump the pond: Québec.

Also, indyref not ruled illegal yet so it might not be that clear cut.

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Re:How the Catalan government uses IPFS to sidestep Spain's ... by Oletros on Saturday September 30, 2017 @07:43AM (#15372395)
If you think France would allow the vote you don't know much about France
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