Falklanders Voting Whether or not to Stay British

On Monday, residents of the Falkland Islands took to the polls to decide whether or not to stay British.

Ballots ask as simple yes or no question: "Do you wish the Falkland Islands to retain their current political status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom?"

The vote is expected to be a quite clear yes.

Falklanders have spent the last week parading Union Jacks around and decking their vehicles and themselves in red, white, and blue.

The referendum is taking place after Argentina has put all kinds of pressure to reclaim the islands.

Argentina has gone so far as blocking Falkland ships from entering Argentinian ports, and their allies have joined them in the closed harbor initiative.

In 1982, Argentina invaded the islands, only to have a British force liberate them.

Since the war, Britain has stationed thousands of troops on the islands, at great cost to the United Kingdom.

Both Britain and the Falklanders hope that the referendum will put an end to Argentina's bullying, or if not that it will at least bring neutral parties, such as the US, onto their side.