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For those who are not familiar,

Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated a "nationality" by its Statute of Autonomy.

Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. The capital and largest city is Barcelona, the second largest city in Spain, and the centre of one of the largest metropolitan areas in Europe, and it comprises most of the territory of the former Principality of Catalonia, with the remainder now part of France.

Catalonia is bordered by France and Andorra to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the east, and the Spanish regions of Aragon and the Valencian Community to west and south respectively. The official languages are Catalan, Spanish and Aranese (an Occitan dialect.

1 posted on 03/27/2014 1:15:27 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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2 posted on 03/27/2014 1:17:36 PM PDT by SeekAndFind (question is this)
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Hey, I get it—it’s unconstitutional because they don’t have standing! Or, at least that’s our usual excuse for swatting something down in the courts.


3 posted on 03/27/2014 1:18:21 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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the Catalan government - a region seen as the powerhouse of the Italian economy

By whom? I thought it was in Spain. :)

5 posted on 03/27/2014 1:21:09 PM PDT by Sherman Logan
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'Spain Rules Catalonia Independence Referendum "Unconstitutional"'

Sounds likes something Scalia would say.

10 posted on 03/27/2014 1:27:40 PM PDT by Theoria (End Socialism : No more GOP and Dem candidates)
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Could it come to blows?


13 posted on 03/27/2014 2:55:31 PM PDT by Viennacon
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Franco had the right idea for these folks...


19 posted on 02/16/2015 6:02:11 PM PST by MSF BU (Support the troops: Join Them.)
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