Spanish Senate votes to trigger Article 151
On a historic day for Catalonia and Spain, Catalonia has declared its independence. The vote was 70 - 10 with 2 blanks. The Opposition had walked out before the vote was taken.
Within the hour the Spanish Senate triggered Article 151 which will give them power to remove the Catalan President Carles Puidgemont and his ministers from office. The future looks ominous for both sides.
Whatever the reasons for their struggle for independence, the Catalan President his parliament and supporters deserve credit for their courage. They have peacefully withstood a brutal put down by Spanish police on their own streets and later the threats of Spain's President (Prime Minister) Mariano Rajoy and the Spanish King Felipe. The latters' actions and words were not conducive to a peaceful resolution of their differences with the Catalan independence movement.
The scenes of unbridled joy on the streets of Barcelona have been tempered by the aforesaid threats.
Because of their peaceful stance, their courage in the face of brutality and their steadfastness in the face of ugly threats from Madrid, my heart lies with the Catalan independence movement.
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