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"Thus it is up to Congress to admit or expel states. In the event of a circumstance such as happened with West Virginia, it is up to Congress plus the affected states to make such a division. Individual states do not possess the authority to do so - not legally at any rate."

Silly me. I was under the impression that our government derived it's just powers from the consent of the governed. What we now have are political machines that don't give a damned about what the citizens think. As a matter of fact they have done their best to dumb them down to keep them nice and complacent. Gee, what could possibly go wrong here?

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I was under the impression that our government derived it's just powers from the consent of the governed.

It is. If you don't care for its construction then you vote in people more to your liking.