Nassau County Exec, Ed Mangano Supports Study to make Long Island the 51st American State

Long Island Press ^ | 05/03/2010

[Ditto]

Admission of West Virginia to the Union (formed from what was western Virginia) may have written this out of the Constitution, but that seems more likely to be uniquely connected with the Civil War.” Remember, at the time, 1863, Virginia was not part of the Union (at least as far as they were concerned).

If you read up on how the state of West Virginia was created, it at the minimum followed the letter of Art. 4, Sec 3. The division of the state was approved by the loyal "rump" legislature of Virginia, which had representatives in Congress and was recognized as the legitimate State legislature by Congress.

[traditional1]

My vote is for New York, and Kalifornia to become their own COUNTRIES, and stop the tax drain for handouts to the illegals and welfare fourth-genration bunches. Include Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and New Orleans, on CITIES that should be 3rd World Independent Countries, and see how far they get ON THEIR OWN!

[76Tiger]

Let’s not be so quick to chop off the eastern half of Ulster County. Once “Mo Money” Hinchey is voted out this
November, Ulster County will go back red. All of it.

I’m still saddened that the Republican Party was asleep at the switch when this whole red state / blue state thing was cooked up. Red is the color of the left, not blue.

[RJL]

And I’ll make my yard a state as well, my wife and I along with the kids will easily represent our new state in Congress.

[Clemenza]

I’ve been trying to get my apartment declared the Free Republic of Randonia for some time, but even my own friends refuse to recognize it, let alone the US or UN.

[Cheapskate]

We, the citizens of downstate Illinois would LOVE
to expell Chicago from the state!

[RJL]

I’ve been trying to get my apartment declared the Free Republic of Randonia for some time

I'll vote for you and you vote for me. Then we can put our heads together coming up with a bunch of federal money and earmarks for us our states.

Gee, being a wonderful "spread the wealth around" guy is fun!

[JackOfVA]

You forgot the: without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.

I don't know that is true. The phrase you quote seems to apply to the last clause in the sentence, regarding forming a new state from the parts of two or more states. I read the division clause to be an absolute prohibition. As I recall, this provision was added because the smaller states were afraid that the larger states would simply divide and overwhelm their Congressional representation.

It's not 100% clear, I agree.

Jack