Article 4, section 3, of the US Constitution reads: New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new States shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress. Which of the following statements is an argument made by opponents of West Virginia statehood who cited this provision of the Constitution to support their position?
a) West Virginia's creation would disrupt the balance of power between free and slave states
b) West Virginia's geography does not qualify it to be a separate state
c) The people of West Virginia do not desire statehood
d) West Virginia's economy is too closely tied to that of Virginia