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 Posted: Sun Oct 30th, 2011 07:44 pm
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 In the case of West VA, the federal government recognized the government in Charleston as the legitimate VA state government and then allowed them to vote to allow a new state to be created out of VA. The Federal government at least attempted to maintain a sense of constitutionality.

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