The people of Scotland last week took only 15 hours to answer the same question over which Americans spent four years killing each other. Scotland will remain in the United Kingdom, a decision made by 55 percent of the nation’s voting public. And, after significant bombast and federalist rhetoric, Idaho would do the exact same thing, given the opportunity. More than 4 million Scots voted Thursday in the simple “yes or no” referendum. The question was simple enough: Should Scotland secede from the United Kingdom after 307 years? Pretty heavy stuff. Imagine if such a question was posed to Idahoans. The pro-secession crowd would be full of bluster and “we’re getting screwed by Washington” rhetoric. They’d yell and scream and appear to be winning the popularity contest. But, when the day came, Idaho would remain a member of the United States. And that’s because Idaho, like Scotland, probably wouldn’t do well on it’s own/Jon Alexander, Twin Falls Times-News. More here.

Question: Opinion Editor Alexander is dead on. For all the bluster in Idaho about seceding from union, I doubt that many Idahoans would actually vote for such a silly move. What do you think?