Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Wednesday she respected Britain’s Supreme Court decision to deny the right to legislate to organize a second referendum, but said the voice of nationalists “will not be silenced” .
“While disappointed I respect the decision of the UK Supreme Court – it doesn’t make law, it just interprets it,” she tweeted.
The leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) believes the problem lies with the school autonomy law, which she says “exposes as a myth any idea of the United Kingdom as a voluntary partnership”.
“Scottish democracy will not be hindered. The current government is blocking the opportunity for Scotland’s voice to be heard on independence – but in a democracy our voice cannot and will not be silenced,” he added, speaking a forwarded full statement for later.
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ruled today that the Scottish Regional Parliament cannot enact legislation to hold a second referendum on the independence of the British province at the request of the Home Rule Government🇧🇷
In a verdict read by the president of the court of last resort [equivalente ao Tribunal Constitucional em Portugal]Robert Reed, said that “the Scottish Parliament has no power to legislate for a referendum on Scottish independence”.
The collective of judges unanimously affirmed that matters of sovereignty are the preserve of the Westminster Parliament in London, in accordance with the Scottish Home Rule Act 1998.
“Scotland Act gives the Scottish Parliament limited powers. In particular, the Scottish Parliament has no legislative powers in relation to matters reserved for the British Parliament at Westminster,” explained Reed.
Source: DN
