Breaking the Shackles

3e7fecf95bf83ddc52e67e6c95a867060423ad3dEverywhere around the whole, people are throwing off the shackles of oppression–or at least putting up a good fight.

Tomorrow the people of Scotland will vote for their independence. This historic vote seems to be split along class and age lines, with poorer and younger people favoring independence. Just in time for the vote was the lowering of the voting age to 16 years old. And get this, voter turnout will hit the high 90s.

President Obama has weighed in as being opposed to Scottish independence.

The vote will be tight. Let’s see what happens.

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