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In response to "Why do you think they have their own parliament?" by the liioulu with bee book

It was a part of the plan for devolution, not for independence.

Posted by Reagen (aka Reagen) Jul 15 '09, 17:12

It gives Scotland more autonomy about its internal affairs, but that by no means shows that it has to lead to independence. All it means is that the UK is less centralized than in years past. Canada goes through the centralized/decentralized dance all the time - it doesn't mean that the provinces are any closer or further from being independent.

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Just because that's the case in Canada does not mean that's the same in Scotland. - the liioulu with bee book Jul 15, 17:16 8
- I can tell you that the UK parliament manifestly did not grant home rule to Scotland for the purposes of giving it training wheels to independence. - Reagen Jul 15, 17:19 7
  - I did not call it out of date. So you are the one confused. - the liioulu with bee book Jul 15, 17:28 6
    - But see, that's what my initial comment was about. You can't just change the subject. - Reagen Jul 15, 17:32 5
      - It's called politics. And yes, it frequently contradicts itself. - the liioulu with bee book Jul 15, 17:35
      - (seriously, you do this all the time. You'd be well served to backboard occasionally to see what people are actually talking about instead of just - Reagen Jul 15, 17:33 3
        
        I did. Started with a Venn design, and the discussion about Scotland's cirlcle not being quite right. - the liioulu with bee book Jul 15, 17:38 2
        
        This is about Mop's comment. Try to keep up. -- nm - Reagen Jul 15, 17:38 1
        
        Excuse, now who's changing topics? You told me I should read backboards, I had all the way back to the beginning of this subject. - the liioulu with bee book Jul 15, 17:42
See: Canadian granting of home rule to Nunavut. -- nm - Reagen Jul 15, 17:14 5
- Different country, different history. -- nm - the liioulu with bee book Jul 15, 17:17 4
  - Yes, but Mop's argument was that because they have a parliament, yada yada yada. It just isn't so. -- nm - Reagen Jul 15, 17:20 3
    - I'm not mop. -- nm - the liioulu with bee book Jul 15, 17:29 2
      - but the argument is a continuation of his comment? See? -- nm - Reagen Jul 15, 17:32 1
        
        It wasn't really. You were trying another tack that didn't fit. -- nm - the liioulu with bee book Jul 15, 17:40

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