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Re:Catalan parliament declares independence from Spain by gonvaled on Friday October 27, 2017 @11:45AM (#15569507)
And that is exactly the problem. A state constitution which is unable to adapt to a changing society is destined to irrelevance.

Authority emanates from people, not from papers.

Re:Catalan parliament declares independence from Spain by simias on Friday October 27, 2017 @01:07PM (#15570239)
I'm not sure I understand your point. Do you think the majority of spaniards would support amending the constitution to allow for a region to declare independence? Seems really dubious to me. And if not, then why blame the constitution?
Re:Catalan parliament declares independence from Spain by gonvaled on Friday October 27, 2017 @07:05PM (#15572957)
I mean a Constitution is not, and must not be, respected if it goes against the will of a big part of the population.

A state constitution must offer a framework which is interesting for all of its peoples and territories: if big groups of people do not see the point of it, it looses its validity.

Re:Catalan parliament declares independence from Spain by bad_user on Friday October 27, 2017 @01:16PM (#15570332)
No dude, authority emanates from armies, which are never irrelevant. And the writing is on the wall.

I hope the Catalans that voted to leave have really good reasons to do it, because if the situation isn't defused somehow, there are some tough times ahead.

Re:Catalan parliament declares independence from Spain by gonvaled on Friday October 27, 2017 @07:07PM (#15572970)
That is true for primitive societies. Modern, civiliced societies do not resort to violence when they lose the war of words and persuassion.

It is not clear we are in a modern era.