If Scotland leave the uk Thursday....

That's why I love Disney..We all have our dreams...

I'm also intrigued by this conversation. I don't know all of the details of the backstory here (I have a general idea, but it's not an issue to which I have devoted tremendous research) and it's much more interesting to me to hear from all of our WDWFG friends who have to live with the consequences of these types of decisions than it is to read some sanitized news report.

As far as what would happen at EPCOT, it's tough to say because we don't have a precedent for it. Germany reunified after their EPCOT pavilion opened, but that's kind of the opposite of this situation.

Ok..2 days until our vote..Here's my say..To be honest, no one knows what the future holds. All of a sudden the Yes campaign in the last few weeks has took a giant leap forward, and now all three parties from Westminster arrive in Scotland this week bearing gifts..Even the Queen is getting into the act..All these promises are far too late..Why not give these promises to Scotland months ago..I'll tell you why..Because the No campaign was leading by a huge margin,now it's neck and neck..In black and white,Scotland is one of most potential richest countries in the world..My decision was only made up in the past few months after attending several debates and listening to both sides of the argument...Here is the headline from today's national Scottish newspaper..Westminster's three leaders signing a joint promise to guarantee more powers to Scotland..Only problem is, they won't say what the powers are...It's a big Yes from my family..

Please pardon me for not understanding the day to day politics of this, I know much more about 14th and 16th century Scottish government than I do modern. I have a few questions.

How would leaving the UK improve the day to day life of the average person living in Scotland? Is there some sort of oppression that is going on? Do you not have Scottish representation in government? Does the Yes campaign actually have a plan for moving forward and becoming you own country? A time table? Are there any agreements with other European countries to acknowledge Scotland as it's own sovereign nation? Would you still recognize the Queen? Would you create your own constitutional monarchy? Is there a person that the Yes campaign rallying around, or just a concept?

I've been following this pretty closely for the last month or two. Absolutely fascinated by it and the situation if Yes wins. But correct me if I'm wrong - on a strictly legal basis, this is not a binding referendum, correct? Scotland only has Westminster's word that independence will proceed if Yes wins. There is no existing law that forces the UK government to recognize the results.

But if Yes actually wins, the political pressure to recognize the results and follow through will far outweigh any other option... at least as I understand it.

And the most staggering bit of information I've heard was on BBC News a couple of nights ago: 18% undecided in Scotland with less than a week to go. I find that incredible - how can one not have an opinion, one way or the other, about the future of his/her country?

Great questions Kristen! I'm interested in these as well. As always, there are certainly two sides to every issue. Could one of our friends possibly give us a brief synopsis of what issues you are facing on the yes side and the no side? What types of ramifications could there be for each of the entities involved? Are other entities (I don't know the correct word--countries? provinces? states?) in the Kingdom having the same troubles as Scotland? I know that there is a huge history with Northern Ireland's inclusion in the UK, but I know quite a bit less about Scotland and how it became to be part of the UK. Is the expectation that separation would be violent or peaceful?

Ok...I'll try and answer these questions..Scott..The reason 18% are still undecided is that they are not sure what the future holds...Example.My mother in law.." What are we voting for again." If it was a vote for free bingo,she would vote yes..Now to Kristen...There is no oppression..We have Scottish representations in Westminster that are over ruled by England..Yes, there is a plan for Scotland..And yes, we would still recognise the queen ( she of course has castles all over Scotland ) We would not create our own Monarchy, and there is no one leader...To sum it up...England do not want Scotland to be a country on it's own because the powers at Westminster know what the outcome would be..Financial disaster for the UK..We are potentially one of the richest countries in the world, and that's why the three amigos from London arrived at the weekend with more broken promises about giving Scotland more power if we stay in the UK...Margaret Thatcher tried the poll tax in the early 80's.."Let's give it to the Scots first, and see what happens." Well we know how that ended...

You know, after reading my thread reply, it brought back memories of a story called " Trail of Tears " that I read when I was a wee boy about the American Indian tribes..

My true opinion let is let them Scott's do as they please, surly they know what's right for them.