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BREAKING: In a loss for Democrats, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled the congressional map voters approved last month to counter GOP gerrymanders cannot go into effect. The decision overturns the will of voters for technical reasons and gives Republicans a leg up for the 2026 midterms.

The decision marks a significant and terrifying moment in our democracy as the court allowed an election to be cancelled after its completion.

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We need to stop acting like the constitution has any say over this country anymore! The constitution is being used by the worst actors (ie John Roberts) to serve Christian Fascism and the Whites only agenda!

So we can now cancel elections of our choosing. Remember cited in the Declaration of Independence “when a government becomes destructive to the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, "it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government".

Kill, steal, destroy seems to be the plan. Such a devilish way to behave. He likes to incite violence. Might be hoping we all revolt, so he can call Marshall law before mid-terms&elections. Some say he'd be happy with only his followers surrounding him, while the rest of us were locked away. 🔒

How can this NOT be appealed? How is this even fair when they allowed Louisiana to get away with this? No way this was not a coordinated effort to seize power. These people are all in cahoots and right before and FBI search on Senator Louise Lucas.

And yet, we (the sane and informed people) were labeled as hyperbolic when we warned the GOP is deadset on not just rigging elections, but cancelling them, nullifying the People's will. #GOPFascism

As a black women, I have lost hope. SCOTUS has spoken and that’s all republicans needed. First they came for immigrants. Now they’ve silenced POC. Next will be women. The heritage foundation and the federalist society have been planning this for a very long time. 🤦🏽‍♀️

I feel you…. and I’m out here pleading and educating people about the importance of voting with responses of “why should I vote when they’re going to do whatever they want in the end”. They have a point.

*Clarification: Apparently VA Dems do intend to file an emergency petition to US SCOTUS, telling them to apply their decision v. VA Supreme Court. bsky.app/profile/meid...

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NEWS: Virginia Dems have filed a motion asking the Supreme Court of Virginia to delay issuing its mandate striking down the congressional redistricting referendum. The filing states the Commonwealth intends to file an emergency petition with the U.S. Supreme Court of seeking review of the decision.

So 47% of Virginians can't be represented by 9% of representatives, but 35% of Tennessee/Louisiana/Alabama etc can be represented by 0%? What the hell is going on in this country? Democracy needs to be perfect everywhere, but fascism gets exceptions to every rule?

"Musk knows those computers better than anybody, all those computers, those vote counting computers, & we ended up winning Pennsylvania, like, in a landslide." -Donald Trump...and Marc Elias told Harris not to ask even 1 question.

Actually, political gerrymandering was always allowed, it is only racial gerrymanders that are now banned (even though it is clear the constitution allows racial gerrymanders when they are done to protect voting rights)