The Spanish cabinet is meeting today to decide the best way to revoke the autonomy of its northeastern region, Catalonia.  The regional government wants to declare its independence from Spain following a referendum held three weeks ago. The constitutional right to revoke the region's autonomy has never been invoked in the four decades of Spanish democracy. Reuters: Independence supporters were due to rally in the Catalan capital Barcelona on Saturday afternoon. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy insists that Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, who heads the wealthy northeastern region's government, has broken the law several times in pushing for independence, thus justifying the imposition of central government control. In an internal explanatory memorandum obtained by Reuters, the government said its objective was to restore the law, make sure the regional institutions were neutral, and to guarantee public services and economic activity as well as preserve the...(Read Full Post)