Major Parties Stick With Affront to Democracy
Republican sentiment has has come to the surface in the pro-independence camp as Scotland approaches the referendum vote.
Denis Cavan, who chairs Yes Scotland, has called for a post-independence referendum on dumping the monarchy.
The independent member of the Scottish Parliament declared that true democracy is based on the sovereignty of the people and that the people of Scotland should be able to decide whether to have a democratic head of state.
Mr Canavan said that “a hereditary head of state is an affront to democracy and a complete anachronism in a modern 21st century democracy.”
The Scottish National Party (SNP), Labour and Conservative parties all support the feudal institution. An SNP spokesperson said in response to Mr. Canavan’s comments that Scotland would be denied its right to republican government “unless the people of Scotland decide otherwise”. Unlike Mr. Canavan, however, he was opposed to a referendum that would allow the people to decide otherwise.