P.M. T. May of the UK struggling with Parliament

It's problematic whether she'll survive in her present position of top leader.  I am amazed that the Conservative Party would be leading the drive toward independence from the EU.  For a conservative stance would be to remain within the established bounds of safety and less risk of the already accepted, which an independent Great Britain would seem to be breaking from.

I followed on C-SPAN her recent struggle to defend her version of an independent GB.  She was adamant that the people of her country have spoken; and she was simply carrying out their directive to show how the country could proceed on its own, but with ties of trade and business with the various EU member states.

This is a momentous venture in the history of the world, to be sure.  We know how union of disparate states can become One; but the course toward independence is most uncertain and its pathway precarious.  Usually, to separate from a national entity, a province or territory would be construed as forcing a revolution--a threat to the national government necessitating in military might have crush  for the preservation of its territorial integrity.  Appealing to the United Nations is not a viable option for a territorial region to defend its cause for freedom from a ruling government desirous to hold onto its entire territory.

The American Revolution is a reminder how difficult and bloody a break-away can be, even when there are enormous miles the new land was distant from its homeland (which nevertheless claimed it as its own).

Be it noted that Scotland has voiced in recent times its desire to secede from GB.  And, the region of Barcelona is struggling to break away from Spain. 

Yet, the human spirit longs to be itself formed into a lasting cultural heritage of a people.  It is that spirit which has led mankind to find an autonomous homeland where it can flourish through language and mannerisms peculiar to its region.  In this way, each member of the community can claim a personal identity and self-respect, contributing to the growth of its people in the territory it resides as independent.