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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I don’t think it’s possible for part of a state to form a new state.[/b] It is possible to join another state - that’s happening in Oregon where a few counties want to join Idaho instead. But you would need the permission of the state you’re leaving as well as that of the federal government.
https://reason.com/volokh/2022/08/09/can-portions-of-states-secede-from-those-states/#:~:text=Can%20they%20do%20that%3F,as%20of%20the%20federal%20government.[/quote]

Don't tell West Virginia or Maine.[/quote]

Passed after those happened.

You can't create a new state our of parts of an existing state anymore.[/quote]

Wrong in the case of the creation of NOVA it needs to be a multi-step process, first step would be the state of Virginia allowing counties to secede from Virginia.  Congress would also have to approve the secession of the counties from Virginia as well.   Then the President would need to grant admission to NOVA to join the United States.

If the President vetoed the addition Congress could override by an appropriate majority vote, in the same manner they can override any other presidential veto.

Cumbersome, highly, unlikely but the Constitution provides provisions to allow it to happen. [/quote]

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