It's not a true referendum. You can vote "yes," for immediate unification with Russia, or "yes," for the terms of the 1991 constitution, which is a slower path, but also leads to Russian unification. "No" is not on the ballot.

Plus there's the thing about Russia holding a referendum in a sovereign nation.

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Posted by BobBoucher

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Posted on 3/14/14 at 4:05 pm to Jim Rockford

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Plus there's the thing about Russia holding a referendum in a sovereign nation.

you forgot the part "while under foreign military occupation".

If Putin was sincere about protecting people, he would appeal for an international peace-keeping force instead of his own military.

This post was edited on 3/14/14 at 4:07 pm

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Posted by VOLhalla

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Posted on 3/14/14 at 4:05 pm to Jim Rockford

And Russian troops will probably be overseeing the actual voting. Just like how they occupied the Crimean Legislature when it voted for this referendum.

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Posted by SettleDown

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Posted on 3/14/14 at 4:07 pm to Jim Rockford

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It's not a true referendum. You can vote "yes," for immediate unification with Russia, or "yes," for the terms of the 1991 constitution, which is a slower path, but also leads to Russian unification. "No" is not on the ballot.

Gotcha.

That said. Is there any indication that reunification isn't popular in Crimea?

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Plus there's the thing about Russia holding a referendum in a sovereign nation.

Meh. We've played the "help Americans" card a few times in my adult lifetime too.

And, I mean. There must be a reason Russia hasn't even had to fire a shot. The Crimeans don't seem terribly pissed.

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