Last,
last year, Scotland had the power of voting themselves out of the UK. They
could have earned independence in 2014. If only they knew what would happen
early 2016.
Britain
was also complaining about Scotland's existence in the first place. The
"English votes for English laws" thing will very much allow both
states to manage their own legal systems very well. That is, if Scotland still
has a voice in the legislation.
SNP's
Pete Wishart had it right the first time. He said English MPs were dominating.
They were "driving Scotland out of the door".
While
it's right that Scottish MPs shouldn't vote on English troubles, the matter is
that everyone is affected by the changes.
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It
feels much like Scotland earned its independence. Much like, but not "has
earned independence completely."
If
Scotland will complain about not having a voice with English issues, they
should have agreed to Britain's traditional terms.
But
maybe there's another upcoming independence referendum. Or maybe not.
It's
just that everything turned out the same. With nothing changing and well, at
least
Scotland keeps the pound sterling while voting on their own issues.
