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Originally posted by Reaper
No because they would also leave the EU and would be never allowed to join it 
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Do you actually believe that?
Do you know how much of the EU's fishing waters is Scottish territory? Think of the thousands of EU citizens (Including English, Welsh and Irish people) that would become illegal immigrants overnight if Scotland was kicked out of the EU. Scottish citizens have been EU citizens for 30 years, we have just as much right as English citizens to remain part of the EU if the UK ceases to exist. (Without Scotland the UK no longer exists. England and Wales were known as "England" prior to Scotland joining, and Northern Ireland isn't included in the phrase "United Kingdom".)
Don't believe Westminster ******** like that. No one benefits by forcing Scotland to leave the EU, and English banks and businesses would suffer massively if Scotland was banned from using the Pound. Right now of course they'll say it's impossible, but if the vote was Yes negotiations would happen immediately and be surprisingly a lot more in favour of Scotland than they're implying now.
Edit: Oh, and why are we ignoring the fact that there's going to be a referendum on the UK leaving the EU in the next couple years? That argument is basically saying "Scotland can't have independence, it'll leave the EU before England has a chance to leave!"