Re:Spanish government orders GitHub to take down Tsunami Dem...
by kazagistar on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @11:32AM
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Wouldn't doing right be having a proper referendum, ideally with international oversight, to get the real answer to the question? Everyone likes to think they are on the side of a majority, but its talking out of your ass til you actually do the democracy.
Re:Spanish government orders GitHub to take down Tsunami Dem...
by mihemihe on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @11:46AM
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Is simple majority enough to split a country, change the constitution, and change the citizenship of millions of citizens? Some people think it would require a qualified majority for such a change. How big? Maybe a 70%, and 80%? A referendum when we are in the 50%-50% is a dangerous proposition, and against the law, and definitely will make the things worse.
Re:Spanish government orders GitHub to take down Tsunami Dem...
by yxhuvud on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @12:31PM
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That is a very reasonable question, and Brexit is also relevant in that discussion. Perhaps it would be a good idea to require a qualified majority for cases like this.
Re:Spanish government orders GitHub to take down Tsunami Dem...
by javierga on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @04:03PM
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Amendments and changes to the Spanish constitution require a qualified parliamentary majority.
Re:Spanish government orders GitHub to take down Tsunami Dem...
by gerardvivancos on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @12:58PM
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Why does not the status quo require some qualified majority?
Re:Spanish government orders GitHub to take down Tsunami Dem...
by yiyus on Friday November 01, 2019 @02:18PM
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The status quo was already established by a very qualified majority. Changing it should require a qualified majority too.
It's the same reason a thermostat is not constantly switching on and off when you cross the set temperature. Heating will start when you go a couple of degrees below the desired temperature, and it will only stop when you reach a couple of degrees more. Else, you have an unstable system (this is not my opinion, it's very basic control systems theory).
They closed other sources such as websites, and VPS hosting mirrors. You cannot simply "close" WhatsApp or Telegram or SMS, that is not how it works, unless you just cut the service for everybody, or go down the rabbit hole of chasing hundreds if ad-hoc groups.
Still, the real victims here are the 50%+ of Spaniards who want to remain being Spaniards. In my opinion, while there are people who want to continue being part of Spain, the government is doing right protecting the law and shutting the secessionists down.