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Virginia’s top court pounds Dems over redistricting move called ‘Blatant Power Grab’
Republicans have challenged the referendum, which paved the way for the Dems to pick up as many as four local congressional seats — potentially leaving them with a 10-to-one margin over GOPer…
nypost.com
27 Apr 2026 ~~ By Ryan King
WASHINGTON — Democrats faced tough questioning before the Virginia Supreme Court on Monday during oral arguments on a
redistricting referendum that narrowly passed last week, though most of the justices were oddly quiet.
Republicans have challenged the referendum, which paved the way for the Dems to pick up
as many as four local congressional seats — potentially leaving them with a 10-to-one margin over GOPers — arguing that the Democrat-led General Assembly flouted procedural rules to get it on the ballot.
A constitutional amendment was needed to put it to voters — and state lawmakers have to approve a resolution in two consecutive legislative sessions, with an election in between, to do so.
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Right off the bat, a justice dismissed Seligman’s argument about the people of Virginia deciding the referendum and underscored the irregularities of the process.
The other justices who asked questions largely pushed Seligman over tougher procedural issues and generally had easier queries for the GOP’s lawyer
Notably, fewer than half of the state’s seven high court justices actually asked questions during oral arguments.
Another procedural issue raised involved the General Assembly neglecting to publish the proposed amendment 90 days in advance, then retroactively repealing that regulation.
“There are lots of voters across the Commonwealth who are not totally educated on everything going on in Richmond, and they need time,” contended Thomas McCarthy, the lawyer repping the Republicans.
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Virginia currently has six Democrats and five Republicans in its congressional delegation. The state legislature’s new map would create favorable conditions for a 10-1 split in favor of the Dems, though that’s not guaranteed.
Commentary:
The language used in the referendum alone should be enough to negate it. They used words like "restoring fairness" when the whole motivation was to disenfranchise a majority of local voters in Virginia including the rural areas. It was anything but that.
"Democrats argued that the will of the voters shouldn’t be tossed out on technicalities"
The law is not a technicality.
Look at the before and after and then compare to Texas before and after and tell me they are the same. VA's new map is not representative
As previously posted, the referendum was unconstitutional either with regard to Commonwealth of Virginia's Constitution or the U.S. Constitution.
Democrats lie about everything, are lying in court about trying to take the country, not by votes, but by force. I'd like to think they will eventually lose.
