Posted on 05/08/2026 10:21:33 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
Video Summary: "Virginia Supreme Court DELIVERS DEVASTATING BLOW Main Topic The video discusses a Virginia Supreme Court ruling that struck down newly
Key Details from the Ruling The court invalidated the redistricting process because it violated the Virginia Constitution (specifically Article 7, Section 1).
As a result, the old 2021 court-drawn maps (roughly 6 Democratic seats to 5 Republican seats) will be used for upcoming elections instead of the new Democrat-favorable maps. The new maps would have shifted the balance dramatically to approximately 10 Democratic seats to 1 Republican seat by consolidating rural conservative areas.
Host's Perspective (Black Conservative Perspective) Frames this as a major defeat for Democrats and a win for fairer representation. Criticizes the Democratic effort as partisan gerrymandering disguised as a voter-approved reform. Highlights liberal "coping" and reactions, including claims of racism, Jim Crow comparisons, and hypocrisy (pointing out that Republican-led states do similar redistricting without the same scrutiny).
Notes that Democrats pursued this out of desperation ahead of midterms, and the ruling backfired. Suggests this could embolden Republican-led states to pursue their own redistricting.
Broader Context in the Video Includes clips from news coverage (e.g., Fox News with Shannon Bream) explaining the legal outcome. Features frustrated reactions from Democratic-leaning commentators who worked on the campaign. Emphasizes that the issue was procedural under state law, making federal appeals difficult.
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Knowing what I know about Democrats, I’d be shocked if they don’t:
Implement it anyway (through whatever back door they can find), and
Add justices to the Virginia Supreme Court to make sure it doesn’t dare overrule them again.
To us, the purpose of courts is to adjudicate disputes and protect the Constitution, even if we sometimes disagree with their interpretations. To Democrats, the purpose of the courts is to force their will on the people.
“Implement it anyway (through whatever back door they can find)”
Except they can’t.
Sorry.
They can do something about it but going by the constitution, that will be way after the midterms.
Chuckle.
And because Virginia did this...Florida did theirs to counteract it. And now Virginia’s doesn’t count and FLorida’s does!
This is HUGE!!!! Democrats are in meltdown.
đ¨BREAKING: MASSIVE Supreme Court VICTORY, Democrats Virginia Map BLOCKED! Ruled âUnconstitutionalâ
Yes.
Its lose lose for Democrats.
Four seats is such a huge prize (they see it as the best way to stop the ‘extential threat of Trump’ that I’ll be surprised if they just give up and walk away now.
If there’s any way you can bet they’re going to try it.
Thank God.
They didn’t ‘strike down the gerrymandering maps’...
They disallowed them because of the way they were implemented, which they did no follow their own constitutional rules. Had they followed the rules to the letter, the map would have passed scrutiny......................
They can scream all they want, they CAN NOT use the illegitimate districts they just created.
“They didnât âstrike down the gerrymandering mapsâ...”
That’s exactly what they did.
Chuckle.
AkaâŚvote fraud on tap
HOLY COW
HOLY COW
OH MY GOSH!
In a 4-3 decision, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the legislature violated procedural rules to put the redistricting referendum on the ballot.
The election results are thrown out!
This is a political earthquake!
Victory.
https://x.com/i/status/2052757135470034991
But passing it IAW the rules would not get it done before the midterms. Now they can try again for 2028 but by then they lose the âBUT TRUMPâ argument.
We all tend to get tunnel visioned in our thinking. Among others, Shapiro and Bongino expressed skepticism on this result. I think that was a knee jerk reaction to having the issue go to court. Sure, sometimes agendized courts will ignore express statutory language to achieve their desired result. Example would be way back when when SC of New Jersey allowed Toricelli on the senate ballot. But I think itâs pretty rare that they blatantly ignore black and white law. I read the trial court decision. It was dead to rights on several statutory violations, and this is the result I expected
There wasnât time under the state constitution. They figured theyâd go for it anyway
“She MAD! Unhinged Leftist Woman Screeching Outside the VA Supreme Court Building Is EVERYTHING”
They fought the Law and the Law won!............
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