Quote Originally Posted by ZombieFriedNuts
I hear that if Scotland leaves they will become a 3’rd world country overnight
Evidently you have not been to Scotland recently...

Banquo- The Scottish Parliament does not have tax-raising powers, and the SNP have stated that they would remain in the Commonwealth.

Quote Originally Posted by InsaneApache
Sorry the Act of Settlement forbids it.
That does not apply to Scotland, since it was passed by England in 1701, before the Act of Union. However, Article 2 of the Treaty of the Act of Union effectively enshrines it in Scots Law. If the Act of Union was repealed, then it would no longer be applicable.