In Texas v. White (1869), the Supreme Court held that a state has no right to leave the union. But the issue was settled in practical terms at Appomatox.
In Texas v. White (1869), the Supreme Court held that a state has no right to leave the union.
Based on the above, West Virginia should remain a part of Virginia. The Constitution states in Article IV section 3 that “no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State” the existence of West Virginia is void because it was a state at the time West Virginia seceded. Therefore we only have 56 states instead of the 57 obama mentioned.
But then again the US Constitution doesn’t mean anything to the current administration.