Science Denier said:

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Dems are pissed. They've already maxed out their gerrymandering and can't counter unless they do something stupid like Virginia.

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aggiehawg said:

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JDUB08AG said:

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Wait, you're saying that people voted in this election before this new redistricting measure got dropped on the ballot, basically preventing them from voting on it?

So there was basically a new ballot for those that didn't vote yet?

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No. VA law requires the state assembly pass a measure to amend the constitution. Then there needs to be another election, state assembly passes it again, then it can be put to the voters. There is also a 90 day pre-election posting requirement.

So the question is which was the first election and then which was the second election in which the voters could be presented the question under state law.

There was a special session that had been called for only budgeting issues before the 2025 election. Early voting for that election was already underway when the Special Session added the redistricting issue within their session. Commonwealth argues that since the actual election day had not occurred, the early voting didn't count as far as being the first passage. Election day itself was the requisite date.

Kind of in the weeds but to amend the state constitution should not be a quick and easy process. VA just made it quicker and easier by violating their own laws.

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There seems to be much mis-reporting in the media about the Virginia Supreme Court decision and the "partisanship" of the Justices involved.

MY UNDERSTANDING based on my research is that the Virginia Governor has no role in the selection of Justices for the Court. They are…

— Shipwreckedcrew (@shipwreckedcrew) May 9, 2026

Ellis Wyatt said:

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Your posts are toxic.

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DenverAg91 said:

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I didn't know Jim Schlossnagle was behind the Virginia redistricting efforts

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northeastag said:

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I hope all of my fellow republicans remember that they still need to get and vote on election day to make this whole gerrymandering thing work.

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nortex97 said:

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Note, the VA legislature appoints the justices; they are going to nuke the court (functionally) in 2027 so this doesn't happen again.

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samurai_science said:

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nortex97 said:

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Note, the VA legislature appoints the justices; they are going to nuke the court (functionally) in 2027 so this doesn't happen again.

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I would hope the R would as well if they had power. The Rs need to do the same in the other states. No mercy, grind the Democrats to dust.

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Jonathan Turley says Virginia Democrats suffered a major setback after a rushed redistricting effort was blocked, calling it a costly and damaging misstep:

“Virginia was always the gold standard for avoiding gerrymandering. The state has strict rules and a commission in place to… pic.twitter.com/athUwnTsxP

— Sean Hannity 🇺🇸 (@seanhannity) May 9, 2026

aggiehawg said:

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Good watch.

Jonathan Turley says Virginia Democrats suffered a major setback after a rushed redistricting effort was blocked, calling it a costly and damaging misstep:

“Virginia was always the gold standard for avoiding gerrymandering. The state has strict rules and a commission in place to… pic.twitter.com/athUwnTsxP

— Sean Hannity 🇺🇸 (@seanhannity) May 9, 2026

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Per The New York Times, there are discussions among congressional Democrats about still trying to implement a new congressional map in Virginia despite the Supreme Court of Virginia’s ruling.

That process could include lowering the retirement age of Supreme Court justices and…

— Tyler Englander (@TylerEnglander) May 10, 2026

“The most dramatic idea they discussed — which would involve an unusual gambit to replace the entire state Supreme Court, with a goal of reinstating their gerrymandered map — drew mixed reactions on the call, said the people, and it was not clear that it would even be viable, or…

— Tyler Englander (@TylerEnglander) May 10, 2026

It does not sound like there is any appetite for this among state Democrats https://t.co/larh5cb9hc

— Brandon Jarvis (@Jaaavis) May 10, 2026

Another Democrat: “This is schizo hopium”

— Brandon Jarvis (@Jaaavis) May 10, 2026

The current ages of the 7 Justices on the Virginia Supreme Court are:

70
69
67
64
61
56
54

The idea that the legislature would lower the retirement age to 53 in order to remove them all is just beyond wild.

Then they would install 7 new Justices who would have to commit in… https://t.co/A2sE1kTNe1

— Shipwreckedcrew (@shipwreckedcrew) May 10, 2026

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Then they would install 7 new Justices who would have to commit in advance to reversing the prior Court's decision -- that tells you everything you would ever need to know about anyone who would pledge to do that.

Three Justices voted in the minority, but you can't exempt them from the retirement because they might object to a corrupt process to remove their colleagues for no reason other than naked partisan politics.

This would DESTROY the functional independence of the Virginia Supreme Court, and be a permanent stain on the votes of every Virginia Assembly Democrat who went along with it.

It would bring condemnation from Courts and Legislatures all across the country.

Virginians need to take a hard look at the people it is electing, and ask whether they have the foundational commitment to the Great American Experiment that has held this country together -- even through a Civil War.

In Virginia, of all places.

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🚨 LMAO!! Leftist cheating election lawyer Marc Elias is ERUPTING in RAGE MODE after he realized MAGA is crushing them in 2026 Redistricting

“I’ve not heard you this angry in a long time.” 🤣

ELIAS: “Have we LEARNED NOTHING!?”

“Have people not LEARNED that when you do this to… pic.twitter.com/u3CYeBny4H

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 10, 2026