As we await the #SupremeCourt ruling on @ScotParl powers today, it's worth remembering that a #mandate is a function of both votes and powers. The powers of the Scottish Parliament are defined in statute and the clear intent of the law is to reserve powers over the #constitution.
@ScotParl Basic logic tells us that nobody who intentionally used their vote in 2021 to call for #indyref2 could have been under the impression that @ScotParl was a sovereign body, because the whole point of holding a second referendum is to have another chance of voting to make it one.
@ScotParl In many ways the decision of the court won't change anything, but it could serve as a new grievance to fire up the pro-independence base ahead of the next UK election. But spoiler: the SNP will *not* fight that election as a single issue referendum. No party can make that choice.
@ScotParl Zero surprise at the ruling that the Scottish Parliament does not have the power to hold a second referendum. Everyone already knew this.
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