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Absolutely outrageous Virginia Supreme Court invalidated redistricting referendum approved by the voters when voters haven't been able to weigh in on a single gerrymander passed in red states[image or embed]" Ari Berman (@ariberman.bsky.social) May 8, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Absolutely outrageous Virginia Supreme Court invalidated redistricting referendum approved by the voters when voters haven't been able to weigh in on a single gerrymander passed in red states[image or embed]
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Voter approved redistricting? Nope Legislature mandated redistricting? Hell yes.
Drawing districts to protect black voters? Nope. Drawing districts to protect white voters? Hell yes.
It's the Republican way!
#1 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-05-08 12:32 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2
Ahhh yes. Rules and laws are only supposed to control how Democrats act.
And s*&^bags like onelumpofs*&^ cheer.
#2 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-08 12:36 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1
#1 Just admit you were wrong about it being tossed out twice.
#3 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-05-08 12:47 PM | Reply
#2 | Posted by oneironaut
It was tossed twice... Like that's a fact. The Supreme Court of Virginia twice overruled the district court judge.
This is the THIRD case and they finally decided the other way.
Do you know how courts work?
#4 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-05-08 12:51 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
4 Republican Justices decided the voters don't matter.
#5 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-05-08 12:54 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
#6 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-05-08 12:54 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1
This is pretty big news. I'm guessing this will get moved to the front page.
#7 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-05-08 04:42 PM | Reply
Set up a referendum for voters in compliance with state law and it won't get overturned.
#8 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-05-08 04:49 PM | Reply | Funny: 1
The problem is.
When republicans don't get their way they grab their guns and attack their state capital. They threaten the lives of politicians. They blow up buildings. They murder people.
When democrats don't get their way they make signs and march in protests and tell jokes.
Why should republicans care about what democrats want.
Democrats aren't gonna do anything about it.
Besides most democrats are black and brown people, who cares about them.
#9 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-05-08 04:59 PM | Reply
We need a revolution
#10 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-05-08 06:00 PM | Reply | Funny: 1
Bell,
Great news. I live in VA and its a relief.
The new districts would have prevented half of the state that is rural from having any voice in elections.
The new governor is making new taxes on a lot of things.
Doesn't matter it was voted. The ballot wording was misleading so it should be set aside.
#11 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-05-08 06:57 PM | Reply
---- off Imbecile.
#12 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-08 07:16 PM | Reply | Funny: 1
So the will of the voter be damned. Full speed ahead with voter suppression. Totally disgraceful to say the least.
#13 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2026-05-08 07:22 PM | Reply | Funny: 1
#9 | POSTED BY CLOWNSHACK
That may be true, but its not what happened here.
Democrats in VA tried to rush through without following the procedures, this was a foregone conclusion as I posted the previous 3 threads. Besides its not as bad as CA prop 187, where the judge ruled against Democracy.
#14 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-05-08 07:22 PM | Reply
So the will of the voter be damned. Full speed ahead with voter suppression. Totally disgraceful to say the least. #13 | POSTED BY LAURAMOHR
Sure when the method of getting the proposition on the ballot was illegal. Talk to me about CA prop187 lets see if you still feel the same.
#15 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-05-08 07:23 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
How does it go? Womp womp.
#16 | Posted by visitor_ at 2026-05-08 07:27 PM | Reply | Funny: 1
Republicans love it when Corporate Bribed Politicians' Judges do as they are told and overturn the Will of the People... in favor of said Corporate bribers.
#17 | Posted by Corky at 2026-05-08 07:35 PM | Reply
So, the voters were overruled by the Virginia Supreme Court.
Are the appointments to the Virginia Supreme Court similar to the appointments to the US Supreme Court?
If so, then there should be no surprise that the Court overruled the want of the voters.
#18 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-08 07:46 PM | Reply
Laura,
What part of misleading do you not understand?
The question itself was written to sway the voter.
"do you want these new districts that are fairer?"
That's about what it was.
#19 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-05-08 08:24 PM | Reply
Gaslighter falls for the narrative the Democrats in VA wanted him to fall for.
The Democrats filed the motion and argued that the court could not rule on the case until after the vote happened. The court agreed with their claim.
Now we know why they waited, for knuckleheads like Gaslighter to claim the will of the voter was overruled...
Pretty sick propaganda you fell for Gaslighter, better luck next time..
#20 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-05-08 08:42 PM | Reply
We no longer live in a representative democracy
Millions will soon live without representation
This is ------ and dangerous
This is a path to one party rule
#21 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-05-08 08:42 PM | Reply | Funny: 1
Republicans love it when Corporate Bribed Politicians' Judges do as they are told and overturn the Will of the People... in favor of said Corporate bribers. #17 | POSTED BY CORKY
Add CorkyDaBigot to the list of people propaganda works on.
#22 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-05-08 08:43 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
The new districts would have prevented half of the state that is rural from having any voice in elections. The new governor is making new taxes on a lot of things. Doesn't matter it was voted. The ballot wording was misleading so it should be set aside.
#11 | Posted by BillJohnson a
10s of millions of African Americans will have ZERO representation. ZERO. NONE, NADA NILCH 10s of MILLIONS
take you and your "fairness" -------- and shove it up your ass
This gerrymandering war is putting our country on the path to one party rule.
If you don't understand how or don't realize the danger that poses you might just be a magat scum like bill
#23 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-05-08 08:47 PM | Reply | Funny: 1
Laura, What part of misleading do you not understand? The question itself was written to sway the voter. "do you want these new districts that are fairer?" That's about what it was.
#19 | Posted by BillJohnson
Bill, let me explain something to you, you semi-sentient ---- wart
One party rule is not a thing you want.
One party rule is dictatorship which will eventually get into your bedroom and monitor the way you ---- your wife
One party rule will be war all the time cause war pays
One party rule is the gate to theocratic rule, which you may think you want, but it won't be the theocracy you think you want.
When 30% of the population rules over 60% with the majority having no say, bad things happen
But you are too stupid and immoral to understand
#24 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-05-08 08:51 PM | Reply | Funny: 1
#22 |
Says Charlie Chan's dumbest son... who spends most of his time here obfuscating for Fascist Propaganda.
#25 | Posted by Corky at 2026-05-08 08:53 PM | Reply
@#11 ... The new districts would have prevented half of the state that is rural from having any voice in elections. ...
So, doing exactly what the Southern states have been doing (or trying to do) with respect to Blacks for decades?
Now, suddenly, your alias has an issue with this practice?
U.S. Appeals Court Strikes Down North Carolina's Voter ID Law (2016) www.npr.org
...The appeals court noted that the North Carolina Legislature "requested data on the use, by race, of a number of voting practices" -- then, data in hand, "enacted legislation that restricted voting and registration in five different ways, all of which disproportionately affected African Americans." The changes to the voting process "target African Americans with almost surgical precision," the circuit court wrote, and "impose cures for problems that did not exist." The appeals court suggested that the motivation was fundamentally political -- a Republican legislature attempting to secure its power by blocking votes from a population likely to vote for Democrats....
The changes to the voting process "target African Americans with almost surgical precision," the circuit court wrote, and "impose cures for problems that did not exist."
The appeals court suggested that the motivation was fundamentally political -- a Republican legislature attempting to secure its power by blocking votes from a population likely to vote for Democrats....
#26 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-08 08:55 PM | Reply
Ths is great:
" Magills @magills_
Follow This week the Democrat Party is getting beat worse than Katie Porter's husband"
#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-05-08 09:39 PM | Reply
Nobody can look at how Louisiana was laid out and objectively defend it.
#28 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-05-08 09:40 PM | Reply
" 10s of millions of African Americans will have ZERO representation. ZERO. NONE, NADA NILCH 10s of MILLIONS"
This tweet is the response:
" Domestic Extremist @RussianMeddler 1. Can a white person be effectively represented by a black congressman?
2. Can a black person be effectively represented by a white congressman?
If your answer to either of these questions is "no" then you are the racist"
#29 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-05-08 09:42 PM | Reply
Says the --------- who championed the deliberate poisoning of black kids.
#30 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-05-08 09:45 PM | Reply
Its strange but "rural" voices don't imply any race. But making district for particular "races" implies that that all have the same needs?
Are you implying that "Blacks" all have the same jobs? Same education? Same household income?
Why do other races not matter? There is a large asian community in southern states? large Indian community?
Why don't they also have racial representation? Whats your excuse?
In fact why does CA not have representation for all of the following peoples?
Armenian** Bengali Burmese Chinese Farsi** Hmong Indonesian Japanese Khmer Korean Lao Mongolian Nepali Punjabi Spanish Tagalog Thai Urdu Vietnamese
Or are you saying some races are above others?
#31 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-05-08 09:45 PM | Reply
If your answer to either of these questions is "no" then you are the racist" #29 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER
Well consider me a racist as I see no Asian representation! (like the ring to that)
#32 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-05-08 09:48 PM | Reply
Womp! Womp! Bye Felecia
#33 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-05-08 09:54 PM | Reply
Twoofy should get a ride to the asylum
#34 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-05-08 09:55 PM | Reply
I posted this article just after 2 pm today. Funny how it took 4 hours to make it to the front page with non ------------------------- as the original. LMAO.
#35 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-05-08 10:00 PM | Reply
Truth,
Districts 1 to 10 is fairer than 5 to 6?
When you get ugly, it actually just shows me how upset dems are and I'm glad about that.
btw...who's suggesting should have only one party?
I agree it would be terrible.
#36 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-05-08 10:01 PM | Reply
#36 | POSTED BY BILLJOHNSON AT 2026-05-08 10:01 PM | FLAG:
Shut up Bill. Your ----- already packed. Twoofy don't care about you.
#37 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-05-08 10:06 PM | Reply
I posted this article just after 2 pm today. Funny how it took 4 hours to make it to the front page
Take it up with complaints.corky.net
#38 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-05-08 10:10 PM | Reply
#38 | POSTED BY REDIAL AT 2026-05-08 10:10 PM | FLAG:
No worries. I know butt hurt when I see it. It's better than being right. What a ----.
#39 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-05-08 10:13 PM | Reply
Corky must be on the soft food
#40 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-05-08 10:55 PM | Reply
As for me, I simply define fascism as being the permanent rule of the very few oligarch billionaires over the rest of us, using intimidation, violence, gaslighting propaganda, and utterly corrupt political systems bought off to elevate the rich to god status, where the rule of law no longer applies. We are now, in more and more parts of the US, a fascist state, and that is that. We are as the Russians were as their Soviet State fell to outside forces, the CIA etc, and to inner oligarch rule. I vote, living in a Blue State in a Blue City, as least for now, one's vote means something.
#41 | Posted by Hughmass at 2026-05-09 06:53 AM | Reply
#31 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT
In America we believed in the future of equality... but of course some have always been more equal than others. And now.. we no longer even pretend to believe in equality.. now AT (After Trumpy).. diversity equality and inclusion have become dirty words to maga maroons and even conservatives.
Gratz maroons.
As for this "victory for republicans". Tis but a flesh wound.
#42 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-05-09 12:21 PM | Reply
btw...who's suggesting should have only one party? I agree it would be terrible. #36 | Posted by BillJohnson
With Jesus as your witness, what do you think Trump meant, when he said this: WASHINGTON, July 27 (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told Christians on Friday that if they vote for him this November, "in four years, you don't have to vote again. We'll have it fixed so good, you're not gonna have to vote."
#43 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-05-09 12:24 PM | Reply
I posted this article just after 2 pm today. Funny how it took 4 hours to make it to the front page with non ------------------------- as the original. LMAO. #35 | Posted by lfthndthrds
Finding a way to imagine you're a victim is how you make it through the day.
#44 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-05-09 12:26 PM | Reply
Snoofy,
"in four years, you don't have to vote again. We'll have it fixed so good, you're not gonna have to vote"
I can't believe the absurdity of people acting like they really believe Trump could or would change term limits or abolish a party. That's pretty nuts.
I didn't hear that comment from him but even if I had, I would have just considered it Political Speak. Exaggerated rally language.
#45 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-05-09 01:30 PM | Reply | Funny: 1
"I can't believe the absurdity of people acting like they really believe Trump could or would change term limits..."
Donald Trump, telling NBC he's "not joking": www.nbcnews.com Pretty nuts, wouldn't you say?
#46 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-05-09 01:39 PM | Reply
"I didn't hear that comment from him but even if I had, I would have just considered it Political Speak. Exaggerated rally language."
Translation: I'll move the goalposts as far as I need!
#47 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-05-09 01:41 PM | Reply
- I can't believe the absurdity of people acting like they really believe Trump
Me neither.
But we see it from his Cult on these threads daily.
#48 | Posted by Corky at 2026-05-09 01:43 PM | Reply
I'm marveled by how civil you all are with people who support pedophiles destroying our country.
Then you wonder why republicans aren't worried about the opposition.
#49 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-05-09 02:14 PM | Reply
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