Catalonia: New Elections Soon

      Mr. Puigdemont, the provincial president of Catalonia  acknowledged that the decision of the Supreme Court in Madrid is legally binding on his regional government.  Ahhh, a moment of clarity fostered by the impending prospect of jail time for the rebel and his fellow rebellious rabble.  Prime Minister of Spain, Mariano Rajoy, has ordered new elections to be held in Catalonia soon.  The majority of citizens in Catalonia want to be part of Spain and have repeatedly stated the same.  It was only 3 years ago that certain political types said that an election would settle the matter.  An election was held, a majority voted for a central government by Madrid, but the opposition did not accept the results on its face.  hence, the rebels continued to foment dissent; and now it appears that outside influences may have come into play.  Scrutiny of political rhetoric on various web sites appears to have come from eastern European sources.  This is becoming obvious as the USA confronts the Russyan meddling in its own democratic processes.   When Spain resolves the current administrative crisis, experts will dissect the process used by social media adherents who were instrumental id stirring the population into separatist action, costing the economy of Spain millions of dollars in lost revenue.   The very idea of sentiments opposing tourists and other visitors from going to Barcelona is repugnant by any measure.