Virginia court rules in favor of Democrats in redistricting case

[Oddball]

It's hilarious to see the outrage from rightists when Democrats use their tactics.

Meanwhile you phukwits piss and moan about MUH MOCRACYYYYY! left and right.

GFY, crackpot.

 

[1srelluc]

Does Virginia's constitution permit them to take part in referendums?

Once they are a Virginia resident and register to vote then yes....Sadly.

It's not lost upon me that Spanberger won by almost the exact number of votes as the NY transplants who have moved to Virginia since 2022.

 

[cnm]

Meanwhile you phukwits piss and moan about MUH MOCRACYYYYY! left and right.

GFY, crackpot.

Be that as it may, I just point my finger and laugh at rightard fauxtrage.

 

[WorldWatcher]

Once they are a Virginia resident and register to vote then yes....Sadly.

It's not lost upon me that Spanberger won by almost the exact number of votes as the NY transplants who have moved to Virginia since 2022.

News reports in 2024 for 17,516 people moved from New York to Virginia. So let's just double that.

35,032

Now Spanberger won the election with 527,271 votes over Earle-Sears.

Not even close.

WW

 

[postman]

The Democrats have no 'subjects'...and given the Republican history of Gerrymandering...the Republicans really have no room to talk!

This is a clear case of "if you can't beat them, join them."

How Trump changed his stance on absentee and mail voting — which he used to blame for election fraud

Trump has in the past railed against absentee voting, declaring that "once you have mail-in ballots, you have crooked elections."

www.cbsnews.com

How Trump changed his stance on absentee and mail voting — which he used to blame for election fraud

Trump urged supporters to use early and absentee voting methods.

"ABSENTEE VOTING, EARLY VOTING, AND ELECTION DAY VOTING ARE ALL GOOD OPTIONS. REPUBLICANS MUST MAKE A PLAN, REGISTER, AND VOTE!" Trump wrote.

Trump has opposed early, absentee and mail voting for years, blaming the practices for election fraud and conditioning voters to distrust those methods. He has repeatedly called only for in-person voting on Election Day and paper ballots, even though he has routinely used early voting.

 

[Oddball]

Be that as it may, I just point my finger and laugh at rightard fauxtrage.

ORLY?

How many (R) seats are there in the entirety of New England, jackass?

 

[postman]

It's not lost upon me that Spanberger won by almost the exact number of votes as the NY transplants who have moved to Virginia since 2022.

Now Spanberger won the election with 527,271 votes over Earle-Sears.

Not even close.

WW

It's called clutching at straws. They'll listen to any crackpot with a dumbass theory to help them get passed the "butt-hurt" they have.

 

[postman]

ORLY?

How many (R) seats are there in the entirety of New England, jackass?

Google AI

New England today is one of the most Democratic regions in the U.S., with four of the six states considered among the most solidly Democratic in the country.

Is that your point?

Now do the deep south.

 

[Oddball]

Google AI

New England today is one of the most Democratic regions in the U.S., with four of the six states considered among the most solidly Democratic in the country.

Is that your point?

Now do the deep south.

Those states are still 40% (R)...Outside of GA, he deep south isn't anywhere near that.

Aside from that, Dixie is deep RINO country anyway.

 

[postman]

The six New England states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) hold a total of 21 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives

Based on the 2026 congressional alignment, the "Deep South" (typically defined as Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina) has a total of 45 representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives.

 

[TNHarley]

Is this the final word..or must we go through yet some more hoops to resolve this issue.
Well...The Virginia Supreme court needs to weigh in--but it does appear that the redistricting will stand.
Like it or not, Gerrymandering is a part of American politics..and the courts will not step in.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5850643-virginia-congressional-map-ruling/

A Virginia court ruled in favor of Democrats in a case concerning the Old Dominion’s congressional lines on Sunday, denying a last-minute Republican effort challenging Democrats’ redistricting referendum and the composition of the new House map passed by voters.

Richmond Circuit Court Judge Tracy Thorne-Begland denied a request by the Republican National Committee (RNC), Virginia GOP and others to block the results of a redistricting referendum held last week, when voters narrowly passed a set of congressional lines that gives Democrats four additional pickup opportunities in November.

The Virginia congressional delegation currently has a 6-5 Democratic edge, but the new map would give the party a 10-1 edge in November.

“This Court knows its role is clear. It is not to assess the wisdom of public policy nor to engage in policy making from the bench,” Thorne-Begland wrote. “Instead, it is to decide if those with whom we have entrusted power have exercised that power in conformance with their constitutional mandate. On this question, the Court’s answer is in the affirmative.”

Its not done yet. While I agree the courts would usually leave this alone, they trashed their own state constitution to do it. The vote went against referendum rules. I imagine they will have to re-do the vote.

 

[Independent thinker]

Is this the final word..or must we go through yet some more hoops to resolve this issue.
Well...The Virginia Supreme court needs to weigh in--but it does appear that the redistricting will stand.
Like it or not, Gerrymandering is a part of American politics..and the courts will not step in.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5850643-virginia-congressional-map-ruling/

A Virginia court ruled in favor of Democrats in a case concerning the Old Dominion’s congressional lines on Sunday, denying a last-minute Republican effort challenging Democrats’ redistricting referendum and the composition of the new House map passed by voters.

Richmond Circuit Court Judge Tracy Thorne-Begland denied a request by the Republican National Committee (RNC), Virginia GOP and others to block the results of a redistricting referendum held last week, when voters narrowly passed a set of congressional lines that gives Democrats four additional pickup opportunities in November.

The Virginia congressional delegation currently has a 6-5 Democratic edge, but the new map would give the party a 10-1 edge in November.

“This Court knows its role is clear. It is not to assess the wisdom of public policy nor to engage in policy making from the bench,” Thorne-Begland wrote. “Instead, it is to decide if those with whom we have entrusted power have exercised that power in conformance with their constitutional mandate. On this question, the Court’s answer is in the affirmative.”

Democrats started the gerrymandering stuff. In fact, they invented it.

 

[Hafar1014]

Lets wait for a conservative SC to rule

 

[postman]

Those states are still 40% (R)...Outside of GA, he deep south isn't anywhere near that.

Aside from that, Dixie is deep RINO country anyway.

As I pointed out , New England with 21 seats vs Deep South with 45 seats.
As the number of seats per state goes down, it leads to the consolidation of statewide votes, approaching the at-large result.
There are only so many ways to slice and dice small potatoes.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Is this the final word..or must we go through yet some more hoops to resolve this issue.
Well...The Virginia Supreme court needs to weigh in--but it does appear that the redistricting will stand.
Like it or not, Gerrymandering is a part of American politics..and the courts will not step in.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5850643-virginia-congressional-map-ruling/

A Virginia court ruled in favor of Democrats in a case concerning the Old Dominion’s congressional lines on Sunday, denying a last-minute Republican effort challenging Democrats’ redistricting referendum and the composition of the new House map passed by voters.

Richmond Circuit Court Judge Tracy Thorne-Begland denied a request by the Republican National Committee (RNC), Virginia GOP and others to block the results of a redistricting referendum held last week, when voters narrowly passed a set of congressional lines that gives Democrats four additional pickup opportunities in November.

The Virginia congressional delegation currently has a 6-5 Democratic edge, but the new map would give the party a 10-1 edge in November.

“This Court knows its role is clear. It is not to assess the wisdom of public policy nor to engage in policy making from the bench,” Thorne-Begland wrote. “Instead, it is to decide if those with whom we have entrusted power have exercised that power in conformance with their constitutional mandate. On this question, the Court’s answer is in the affirmative.”

Exhibit A why we're a Republic and not a "democracy"

 

[Oddball]

As I pointed out , New England with 21 seats vs Deep South with 45 seats.
As the number of seats per state goes down, it leads to the consolidation of statewide votes, approaching the at-large result.
There are only so many ways to slide and dice small potatoes.

Doesn't change the demographics, cheater.

 

[ColonelAngus]

Good for Virginia.

Florida’s turn at the plate.

 

[Oddball]

Good for Virginia.

Florida’s turn at the plate.

Texas could have taken ten, but they didn't.

Indiana could have taken them all, but they didn't.

The right is fighting asymmetric warfare against people who'd shoot them in the face if they could get away with it.

 

[Nostra]

It is fun watching the dems expose themselves as the true authoritarians, trampling on the voting rights of their subjects.

Reminds me of the fascists in Colorado who got bitchslapped for trying to ban Trump from the ballot.


These fascists will be bitchslapped too.

 

[postman]

Doesn't change the demographics, cheater.

The demographics stay the same, but the distribution changes when allowed to be allocated into more and more piles.