Click here: to donate by Credit Card
Or here: to donate by PayPal
Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794
Thank you very much and God bless you.
Posted on 05/11/2026 11:49:08 AM PDT by Red Badger
RedState reported Sunday on the sheer desperation that has set in among Democrats at the state and congressional levels after the Virginia Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the process state Democrats used to put their gerrymander referendum on the ballot was a violation of Virginia's Constitution.
Advertisement This effectively nuked the Democrats' plan to implement a new map that potentially would net them another four seats in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections, which would have made the congressional delegation 10-1 Democrat-Republican.
Perhaps the most extreme of the measures that, per The New York Times, were being considered during a meeting Saturday that included House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), was to have "Democrats in Richmond lower the mandatory retirement age for state Supreme Court justices... from 75 to 54," a plan that, if seen through, would force out every justice currently sitting on the state Supreme Court. Afterwards, they conceivably would use their power to "then fill vacancies on the court with sympathetic Democratic lawyers."
Unfortunately for Democrats, the brakes have been slammed on the various plots they were cooking up by none other than Virginia State Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax), according to reporting from the Virginia Scope's Brandon Jarvis:
It is not happening
Surovell, the top Democrat in the state Senate, told Virginia Scope Monday morning that these drastic measures will not be taken.
Surovell said that the time restrictions at the Department of Elections make the notion impractical.
He also said forcing the retirement of Supreme Court justices would be extreme, and he wants to work within the existing legal system when fighting against Republicans.
Speaker of the House Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, has not responded to a request for comment.
Advertisement Regarding the tight timeline Democrats would be under:
More at link.........
|
|
Click here: to donate by Credit Card Or here: to donate by PayPal Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794 Thank you very much and God bless you. |
“Down at the end of Lonely Street
at Heartbreak Hotel.”
-—Elvis Presley
No, Dems should totally go scorched earth so everyone will hate them even more.
Heartbreaker!.......Led Zeppelin.....
They’re going to start another wave of killing.
Eric Holder just got B slapped by his own party.
The decision was 4-3 so only 1 guy gets whacked!......
Oh my down with Plan B so it’s on to Plan C, D , E etc etc etc ,LOL
Why not the best of both;
Dread Zeppelin - Heartbreaker (At The End Of Lonely Street)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAM1MKi7bNU
Stand up Chuck, let 'em see ya!
😁😂😅😎....
Yeah?
Which of the 4?
They’ll use this to motivate their base to do what??
Roll the dice!.......
Losers keep coming up with more losing ideas.
Sort of like the ideas to get rid of Trump.
But, their ideas are backfiring and eventually, it’s they who will suffer the consequences of their desperation.
Democrats, just like criminals, have to cheat and steal to get what they want, but, criminals end up losing in the end.
Great article title!
I’d read anything that starts with “Heartbreak for Dems As...”
Give them money?
The constraint that actually stopped this was not fidelity to the Virginia Constitution. It was the May 12 deadline.
-PJ
The beautiful thing (or perhaps 1 of the most beautiful things) is that the Judge who wrote the decision is a registered Democrat.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.