Rebellious Jurors Make the World a Better Place
"Gun owners and their sympathizers are as busily at work in the jury box as pot smokers."
Spain issues European Arrest Warrant for ‘fugitive’ Catalan leaders
"The five are being sought for five different crimes, including rebellion, sedition and embezzlement in a Spanish investigation into their roles in pushing for secession for Catalonia. In jailing the former regional Government officials the judge said that the suspects' actions were 'premeditated and perfectly prepared and organised.' Judge Carmen Lamela said for the past two years they had systematically ignored decisions issued by the Constitutional Court in their push for independence."
Spain Dismisses Catalonian Government, Dissolves Parliament, Fires Police Chief
"Spain dismissed Catalonia's president and Cabinet and dissolved its Parliament on Friday hours after lawmakers in the autonomous region defied Madrid and voted overwhelmingly to declare independence. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy called new elections and fired the Catalan police chief, as part of an unprecedented package of measures to seize control of the renegade administration in Barcelona. The European Union has backed Madrid in its handling of the crisis. The United States also voiced its support for the Madrid government."
EU backs Madrid in row over move to take back Catalonia
"The European Commission has said its position 'is well known' and it continues to 'respect the constitutional and legal arrangement of Spain'."
Spanish govt slammed over bizarre Catalan .cat internet registry cop raid
"The Spanish government has come under increasing criticism for raiding the offices of the .cat internet registry in the lead-up to a referendum on Catalans' independence. On Wednesday morning, police entered the registry's headquarters in Barcelona and seized all of its computers. The cops also arrested six members of staff, and held four of them for two days. Its CTO has been accused of sedition. The raid and arrest has sparked protests from the .cat company, as well as the Internet Society and the EFF."
Spain threatens Catalonia with five-day deadline to overturn vote
"Rajoy said Catalan authorities broke the law by holding the referendum and incited street protests to give an appearance of legitimacy to the vote. He did not refer to the violence with which police cracked down on voting day but said 'nobody can be proud of the image' Spain projected, adding the only ones to blame were the Catalan leaders."
Syria supports Kurdish self-rule vote that US labels ‘illegitimate’
Kurdish radical democrats in Iraq and Syria have forced the US and Syrian governments to take positions at odds with their respective Western media portrayals.
Catalonia Shows the Danger of Disarming Civilians
"The consequences of a government using force to control those it is sworn to protect must be high. When citizens are armed, the consequences for tyranny rise and its likelihood falls."
Spain suspends Catalan parliament, threatens ‘greater harm’
"The Madrid government has refused to rule out invoking article 155 of the constitution. The article, which has never been used, makes provision for the central government to step in and take control of an autonomous region if it 'does not fulfil the obligations imposed upon it by the constitution or other laws, or acts in a way that is seriously prejudicial to the general interest of Spain'."
Secession Is Sweeping the World, and We Should Let It
"We’re seeing a huge uptick in provinces and territories seeking independence from their parent countries all over the globe."