[2ndDivisionVet]

Go back and read my last post.

[SgtHooper]

Here’s the more succinct version.

“... no new States shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State...without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.
Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1

So it can be done, provided the last two requirements are met (consent of the legislatures, and consent of Congress).