Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Virginia Democrat redistricting push
Virginia state lawmakers rammed through an effort that would allow them to redistrict the state. The state constitution currently requires a bipartisan commission to do this task. However, Democrat state lawmakers wanted to take control of this process in order to redistrict the state to have 10 Democrats and one Republican going to Congress. They pointed to Texas and other states redistricting in favor of Republicans to justify this move. However, not only did the Democrats violate the state constitution, but they also violated state law to get this referendum to the voters. The Virginia Supreme Court struck that effort down.
From Fox News:
The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday invalidated a new, voter-approved redistricting map, delivering a significant victory for Republicans in the state ahead of the fast-approaching 2026 midterm elections.
“We hold that the legislative process employed to advance this proposal violated Article XII, Section 1 of the Constitution of Virginia,” the Virginia Supreme Court said in the ruling. “This constitutional violation incurably taints the resulting referendum vote and nullifies its legal efficacy.”
The Virginia Supreme Court heard oral arguments last month over the newly passed congressional map, which voters in the state approved by a narrow 51% to 49% margin.
The ballot measure would have given the Democrat-controlled Virginia legislature — rather than the state’s current nonpartisan commission — temporary redistricting power through 2030.
It was also expected to yield a 10-1 advantage for Democrats in Virginia’s congressional delegation, up from their current 6-5 edge.
Republicans quickly sued to block the effort, prompting the state supreme court to hear oral arguments last month.
RNC chair Joe Gruters praised the ruling Friday, describing it on social media as a “HUGE WIN” for election integrity.
“This was a clear violation of the Constitution — that’s why the RNC stepped in to stop Democrats’ rigged maps and WON!” he said.
Additional Reading:
Deppisch, B, & Steinhauser, P. (2026, May 8). Virginia Supreme Court tosses Dem-backed redistricting map, upending expected 10–1 edge. Fox News. Link.
Category: 2026 Elections, Democrats
Haha! They lose again. Finally the law is working!
Dam, Trump is always ruining everything. Doesn’t he know he is in a democracy where 51% of the voters get to decide everything?
Ah, Constltutional Republic…
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The Court had to! The state constitution tells them how to do things like that, and the Democrats said, “Screw that. We’re gonna do what we want.” So the Court said, “No, you ain’t.”
Joe Biden used to get away with that, why can’t they?
*SMASH!*, There goes another D-rat attempt to rig elections! But despite the law being honestly applied, the higher-up echelons of the left are going to go full throttle in stirring their useful idiots into a frenzy and send them out to cause mayhem, albeit in blue locales, because they’ll get their asses handed to them in Red State America, especially in small towns. One post I read on Farcebook said that antifa has “declared war” on Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs such as the Hells Angels, Mongols, Bandidos, Outlaws and the like, how quickly will they get their asses beaten to Kingdom Come if they actually try that?
Ooh, I would LOVE to see that…
Me dos.
I would PAY to see that!
Sign me up for PPV!
I have no love for “Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs”, but even less for ANTIFA scumbags. I’ll go with the old proverb, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”
I saw a liberal protester holding back tears and sporting a large bruise on his face. The young man made a mistake when he showed his anti-government sign to several members of an outlaw motorcycle club. The bikers were having their annual ride to collect money for charity and they had no time for leftist whiners.
Lars better dust off that first aid kit and practice up on his “medic” skill set! They’re gonna need it!!
Now excuse me while I go listen some Rolling Stones music!
“Live at Altamont”?
Democrats in Illinois posted a new congressional map to “better represent Latinos”. U
Well, since Democrats in Richmond just received a legal curb stomping, how long will it take liberals in Virginia to call for political violence against members of that states high court?
That’s funny, you are acting like they don’t already call for violence. It’s just reason #2,355 to add to their non-binary list of grievances.
Clearly, the sarcasm escapes you. Read my comment again so you can comprehend. I’m not “acting” like anything or anyone. I’m making a comment.
The sarcasm didn’t escape me, just a joke back towards your comment. Alas the digital medium does remove humor from text!
Probably by about mid-afternoon today, knowing said Democrats
We’d have gotten away with it if it wasn’t for that meddling constitution!
“A 200 year old piece of paper, written by a bunch of old white racists”
“Let’s replace that terrible piece of history, as well as capitalism, with some Socialism, communism, or better yet,,,,some Islamic Communism with a nice side of Shariah law!”
“Then we can all live happily forever after in a new utopia”!
SARC/OFF (as if needed) I actually threw up in my mouth a little while typing that!!!
Got a little queasy reading it!
Having read the VA Constitution provision regarding the rules to pass an amendment and what the D-rats did, I was not surprised with this decision. Moreover, they were warned they were doing their gerrymander illegally.
True, and they were also warned that even their state supreme court would overturn their plan. They apparently labored under the delusion that party overrules laws and constitutions,
This fail cost Hakeem and the Dem machine’s war chest ~70 Million US dollars.
Cha-ching motherfuckers.
These deranged Progs do not care how much of other people’s money they piss away, if it is to accomplish their goal of more power. Power uber alles.
Da, comrade, is always whole plan!
Lars, Lars, Lars!
When are you going to tell us that this is all about the secret plan of the Trump administration to destroy our democracy? When will we hear you bleating about how the Orange Man is circumventing the will of the people and destroying the heart of our very base of eternal “democracy” (even though we don’t live in a democracy)?
When can we expect your usual nonsensical response to what is obviously logical and concise
reasoning?
Yes, Lars, we all know you just want to lose your cotton-picking little mind about Republicans being able to have a say: