[cronopios]

That's simply not true: Spanish Constitution do allow autonomous communities to organize referenda.

As a matter of fact, quite a few have been held:

* Basque Country, 1979-10-25: Referéndum sobre el proyecto de Estatuto de Autonomía para el País Vasco * Catalonia, 1979-10-25: Referéndum sobre el Estatuto de Autonomía de Cataluña * Andalusia, 1980-02-28: Referéndum sobre la iniciativa del proceso autonómico de Andalucía * Galicia, 1980-12-21: Referendum sobre el Estatuto de Autonomía de Galicia * Andalusia, 1981-10-20: Referéndum sobre el Estatuto de Autonomía de Andalucía * Catalonia, 2006-06-18: Referéndum sobre la reforma del Estatuto de Autonomía de Cataluña * Andalusia, 2007-02-18: Referéndum sobre la reforma del Estatuto de Autonomía de Andalucía

[elnatro]

Those referendums were about constituting the regions as Autonomous Communities (what in USA is an “state”), or about updating their “estatuto de autonomía” (declaration of state). They were not about independence from Spain.

Actually, Spain forbids independence clearly in its Constitution, as it is illegal in many other countries, like the USA for example.

[xondono]

> Those referendums were about constituting the regions as Autonomous Communities (what in USA is an “state”), or about updating their “estatuto de autonomía” (declaration of state)

First, comparing the autonomous communities to states is ludicrous. The legal standing is very different.

> updating their “estatuto de autonomía”

This is technically part of the Spanish constitution, not that it matters because they're never uphold.

[la_oveja]

It also states that every spaniard has the right to a proper house, and yet here we are...

[harperlee]

Doesn't seem to be related to the discussion, does it?

[elnatro]

How is that related to the discussion? Are we going to “cancel” the Constitution?