'Secession movements in the U.S. do not end well.'
"Go West, young man"? That's exactly what West Virginia's governor is urging rural counties in Virginia, unhappy with the recent state of politics in their state, to do.
"If you're not truly happy where you are, we stand with open arms to take you from Virginia or anywhere where you may be," said Justice, a Republican."We stand strongly behind the Second Amendment, and we stand strongly for the unborn." Such a move would require approval from both states and Congress, said Richard Schragger, a University of Virginia law professor who focuses on the intersection of the Constitution and local law.
"Virginia is not going to consent, nor would Congress likely permit it, even if it did. Slicing off parts of states to fit temporary political preferences is a recipe for political instability. As history shows, secession movements in the U.S. do not end well," he wrote in an email to USA TODAY.
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