re: Catalonia region of Spain (Barcelona) has voted to declare independence from Spain

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Huge story, more so because the Spanish central government was a bit heavy-handed in their attempt to stop the vote from happening.

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Well, it is a meaningless, illegal vote. They can't simply declare themselves independent and expect Spain to give up a huge swath of its territory....which has belonged to Spain forever.

"Hey Spain, thanks a lot for pouring billions into Barcelona. We'll take it from here. Maybe we'll let you use your, oh wait, OUR port at a discount!"

It's like California declaring independence.