Well sure! I've long noticed that things people agree with are "brilliant!" while things they disagree with are "rubbish!"
Creating the state of West Virginia without securing the consent of Virginia's legislature, is a clear violation of constitutional law. But that "oath of office" only means what he wants it to mean.
How could Virginia expect to remain the same when they had removed their representatives from Congress?
The whole discussion is interesting, but unproductive.
This conversation is like discussing whether women can get pregnant if they are raped.
It’s of some intellectual interest, but it pales in importance to beating Tim Kaine, which just became incredibly more difficult.