Sean Connery: A new day for independence

Sir Sean makes the case for a free and independent Scotland -- and why Americans should care:

There are few more-cherished American ideals than independence. With the recent celebration of Tartan Day, established as April 6 by a U.S. Senate resolution in 1998to commemorate one of the inspirations for the Declaration of Independence -- Scotland's Declaration of Arbroath -- it is as good a time as any to tell the uniquely Scottish story of independence.

This part is especially inspiring:

In 1997, Scots spoke loudly when they voted to reinstate their Parliament. When Scottish National Party President Winifred Ewing was able to say, "The Scots Parliament, adjourned on 25th March 1707, is hereby reconvened," she touched hearts across the country.

The duly-elected Confederate Congress adjourned on 18 March 1865. Maybe our quest to reclaim self-government won't take quite as long.