Get down off the furniture, you tantrum-throwing glorified cafeteria worker.

https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2052457124492431803

Democrats- Trying to drag us into third world politics: election fraud and violence.



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Happened riki-tik

https://x.com/nicksortor/status/2052479068818354596

Suck it!


In Huge Blow to Democrats, Virginia Court Strikes Down House Map
The decision is a major victory for Republicans, wiping away a measure approved by voters to allow Democrats to gain as many as four House seats in the midterms.

By Campbell Robertson, Nick Corasaniti, Reid J. Epstein


The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a measure allowing state Democrats to redraw congressional districts, dealing a significant blow to the party’s efforts to keep pace with Republicans in a nationwide redistricting battle.

The ruling wipes out four Democratic-leaning U.S. House seats in Virginia and means that Republicans will enter the midterms with a structural advantage from their moves to carve out newly red districts across the country.

In the Virginia court’s 4-to-3 decision, the majority wrote that Democratic legislators had put a constitutional amendment to allow for a new map before voters in “an unprecedented manner” that violated the state’s constitution, adding, “This violation irreparably undermines the integrity of the resulting referendum vote and renders it null and void.”

In late April, Democrats were celebrating the result of a referendum in which voters approved an amendment to the State Constitution, enabling Democratic lawmakers to reshape the map to gain as many as four House seats. But Republicans challenged the legality of the measure in court, securing a victory that helps them build an advantage in what has become a coast-to-coast gerrymandering chess match.

Democrats had fought the G.O.P. to a rough draw after the Virginia referendum, but since then, they have faced setbacks. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act last week set the stage for an improvement in Republicans’ fortunes ahead of the midterms, and the Virginia court decision provided the G.O.P. with more welcome news.

Already, Republicans in Tennessee, Alabama and Louisiana have taken steps to draw new maps before the midterms, which would net Republicans a handful of additional safe seats before voters cast a ballot in November. South Carolina and Mississippi are also exploring new maps before November.

Still, Republicans face strong headwinds in their bid to retain control of the House, including worries about the economy, the unpopular war with Iran, high gas prices and President Trump’s sagging approval ratings.

The defeat at the court also reveals the limits of years of reforms pushed by Democrats in the current hyperpartisan era. While some Democratic-controlled states like Virginia installed independent commissions to oversee their map-drawing process in an effort to insulate it from politics, Republicans kept the power in state legislatures, allowing states like Texas, Florida, North Carolina and Missouri to enact partisan maps with few logistical hurdles.

In Virginia, voters approved the amendment in a statewide referendum by about three percentage points, according to the most recent tally, after the General Assembly had passed it twice. But Republicans challenged nearly every aspect of the process. Most of these lawsuits were filed before in a county court in the rural southwestern corner of the state, where a judge repeatedly ruled in the Republicans’ favor. These rulings were appealed to the State Supreme Court.

About $100 million was spent on the redistricting campaign.

In lawsuits, Republicans argued that the language in the amendment was misleading, that the new districts were not drawn compactly, that it was improper to vote on redistricting at a legislative session that had convened to discuss budget issues and that a state law required county clerks to post notices about the amendment months before it was actually voted on.

One of the most critical questions concerned the sequence of events in Virginia’s complex amendment process. Before voters weigh in on an amendment to the State Constitution, the General Assembly must approve it twice, with an election for the state House of Delegates taking place between the two votes. The first vote for this amendment was on Oct. 31, just days before the state election. With hundreds of thousands of Virginians having already voted, Republicans argued that the legislative action had come too late.

The court sided with that argument.

“Early Virginia voters unknowingly forfeited their constitutionally protected opportunity to vote for or against delegates who favor or disfavor amending the Constitution by not anticipating a legislative vote on a constitutional amendment four days before the last day of voting,” the court’s majority wrote in its ruling.

But the loss in Virginia is likely to only further stoke more redistricting battles. Already, Democrats in New York and Colorado have signaled a desire to try and redraw their maps before the 2028 elections, and Virginia Democrats are likely to be in a similar position, since the court mainly took issue with the process, not with the resulting map.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/0...g-supreme-court.html

Grok summary...

Virginia’s Democratic-favored redistricting effort (struck down today, May 8, 2026) and Tennessee’s new GOP map (signed yesterday, May 7) have shifted the structural picture modestly toward Republicans.

Virginia Update:

Voters narrowly approved a Democratic-backed constitutional amendment and map in April 2026. This would have shifted the state’s 11 districts from the current 6D-5R split toward a potential 10D-1R (net Democratic gain of up to +4 seats).
The Virginia Supreme Court struck it down today (4-3 ruling) on procedural grounds: the legislature violated rules when placing the amendment on the ballot. The existing 2021 maps (bipartisan commission-drawn) remain in place for 2026.
Net impact: Democrats lose the potential +4 boost they hoped for to counter GOP gains elsewhere. This is a significant win for Republicans.

Tennessee Update:

Tennessee previously had 8R-1D (Rep. Steve Cohen’s Memphis-based 9th District, the state’s only majority-Black district).
The new map (passed May 7, signed by Gov. Bill Lee) splits the 9th District and scatters its voters, aiming for a 9-0 Republican sweep. It makes several GOP districts slightly less safe but overall strengthens the party’s position.
Net impact: Republicans gain +1 seat (flipping the lone Democratic-held seat).

Broader Net Republican Structural Advantage
Accounting for these and other mid-decade changes (e.g., Texas +~5R, Florida +3-4R, North Carolina +1R, Missouri +1R, and Democratic offsets in places like California):

Pre-VA/TN-finalization estimates often had Republicans netting roughly +3 to +8 seats from the full cycle of changes.
With VA’s pro-Dem map blocked and TN delivering the +1, the net tilts further GOP-friendly. Some trackers put the overall Republican structural edge in the range of +5 to +10 seats (or higher in aggressive scenarios), depending on the source and exact maps/litigation outcomes.
This helps insulate the narrow GOP House majority (currently around 217-218 seats) heading into 2026 midterms, though actual results will hinge far more on national political environment, turnout, and candidate quality than maps alone.

Virginia’s current 6-5 split and Tennessee’s shift to 9-0 are now locked in for 2026 (barring further rapid litigation). Other maps remain subject to court challenges. For the absolute latest projections, check the Cook Political Report’s redistricting tracker or similar nonpartisan resources.

Tony

This is encouraging.



Winning the Map: Why the Left’s Gerrymandering War is Backfiring

The Democratic Party is facing a significant electoral crisis as population shifts from blue to red states fundamentally alter the balance of power in the House of Representatives.

Recent legal rulings against racial gerrymandering and declining fertility rates in progressive hubs further threaten the long-term viability of the current liberal coalition.

As their traditional platform fails to secure a majority, leadership has turned toward radical structural changes to the American governing system to maintain influence.

“There were some recent studies by various pollsters about what would happen if all of the states decided to engage in redistricting, gerrymandering, based on the relative control of the state legislatures.

“And it came up with a very surprising result: If the Republican red states, or purple states that have Republican majorities, decided to redistrict and Democrats did the same, an all-out war, there would be about 262 Republicans and only 173 Democratic seats,” points out Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”

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Originally posted by Chris17404:
...declining fertility rates in progressive hubs...

I can't imagine why. That's a real puzzler.

quote:

In the Virginia court’s 4-to-3 decision, the majority wrote that Democratic legislators had put a constitutional amendment to allow for a new map before voters in “an unprecedented manner” that violated the state’s constitution, adding, “This violation irreparably undermines the integrity of the resulting referendum vote and renders it null and void.”

A great win and concerning that the vote was 4-3, if it's a constitutional violation, the vote should be 7-0 right? Although we know now who the 3 are that don't think the VA constitution applies....

Still a great win.

Now, let the lawsuits against Blue states that have not un gerrymandered their districts and created non D only districts start....

I was getting really tired of hearing almost all of the talking heads, including the ones on “our side” prattling on about how losing the House in the midterms was a foregone conclusion.

Maybe they’ll stow that shit for a while now?

-Rob

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In the Virginia court’s 4-to-3 decision, the majority wrote that Democratic legislators had...violated the state’s constitution

So who were these three justices (and their party affiliation) that decided to let a violation of the Virginia state constitution just skate by?

^^^^^

I, too, would like to see the justice list.



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Just read that Piker’s getting in on the outrage, and “potentially threatening” violence.

FoxNews link

quote:

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable."

And Jeffries needs to butt out. Virginia isn’t his state, nor his business.

Devil's advocate question here...

I we (conservatives) were claiming that the commie redistricting plan was leaving us un(der)represented, how is it that they can't claim the same in, say, TN, which is now all red? Surely Nashville and Memphis are commie strongholds, yet they get no representation...presumably.

I'm not complaining, mind you, just curious. Perhaps I need to brush up on this aspect of civics.

I guess they'll just have to burn down some buildings, then.

https://x.com/nicksortor/status/2052832217164898584

"VA Supreme Court has the ultimate say on the state constitution"

An awful day for Hakeem? I’m fine with it.

Wonder if they used AI for their filing?

https://x.com/RantyAmyCurtis/s.../2052918403384373557

Well SCOTUS will be busy next week.....

https://x.com/GuntherEagleman/.../2052880846063886843

Just so I get this right, VA voted 51% to 49% to have 82% Democrat representation (10 of 11 districts) instead of the current 55% Democrat representation (6 of 11 districts).

Seems to me the current districts pretty accurately represent the state.

https://x.com/Phantom2Phlyer/s.../2052916600765087883

OK, here's why the Democrats got kicked in the groin by the Virginia Supreme Court.

The people of Virginia, in trying to protect against momentary democratic (small 'd') emotions of the day, put into their Constitution that, in order to amend it, there had to be two things happen.

First, any proposal to amend their Constitution required that two legislatures, separated by an election (and there's the big part), vote to put the amendment before the people.

The Virginia Democrats didn't do that. They stuck the first reading into a special budgetary session, and the next reading into a general session.

While the resolution passed both times, there wasn't an election in between the two votes. So there was no election that separated the legislature who voted in a special session, and the legislature that voted for the amendment in the general session.

Moreover, the Virginia Constitution required that the votes be taken in two general legislature sessions. The special session that was called was not a general session.

So this action violated the Virginia Constitution in two separate ways. Which is why the Virginia Supreme Court shot it down.

So when you see the Democrats whining because 'democracy was overturned,' they're right. Because we're not a democracy, and neither is Virginia. We're a republic, and so is Virginia. We're ruled by the Constitution and the rule of law, not by mob rule, which the Democrats prefer.

Couple more things that make this situation hilarious. They blew $70 million ramming this bullshit through the state. Louise Lucas is under FBI investigation. One judge that voted with the majority was put on the bench by democrats.

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
Devil's advocate question here...

I we (conservatives) were claiming that the commie redistricting plan was leaving us un(der)represented, how is it that they can't claim the same in, say, TN, which is now all red? Surely Nashville and Memphis are commie strongholds, yet they get no representation...presumably.

I'm not complaining, mind you, just curious. Perhaps I need to brush up on this aspect of civics.

That district was gerrymandered, now it's been un-gerrymandered so that the district isn't built for one race, white or black to control it. As long as the new district has no racial reason to exist, R or D, white or black, it's ok.

Apparently that district has a good chance it will have a black female conservative R as it's representative. The talking heads at CNN went ballistic over the change, hypocrites all.

There are plenty of states with all D districts in Blue States, MA, CT, RI, NH etc...

I don't think the D are going to want to mess with TN having zero D districts, because it will expose the case to apply to all the states they have 0 R districts if SCOTUS were to tell TN to create D districts, not based on race. I doubt they will do that but you never know.