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RE: If voting made a difference, they'd make it illegal... Wait.
They are not allowed to leave because the Catalan region is rich and provides some 20% of Spain's GDP. I also wrote about what's happening there today and tomorrow, but didn't have time to go into economic details. Let's just hope the situation there will not escalate into violence.
Yes, Cataluña is a very important contributor to the Spanish state. I read and upvoted your post, it was really interesting to read about the comparison with Franco.
I don't think much violence will erupt to be honest. The police already have the situation "under control". They have occupied all polling stations, I believe.
Reminds me of the Confederate States, they were an important source of tax revenue for the federal government..