How Virginia Democrats can overturn the redistricting ruling: Retire the Supreme Court

[Swede]

We know the MAGAts would do this.

Virginia Democrats are looking for a way to overturn the state Supreme Court’s Friday decision invalidating the constitutional amendment temporarily adopting new congressional districts that a majority of voters ratified last month. They have a simple—and lawful—solution: Send the entire court into early retirement.

If VA dems actually go through with this it would be one of the most hilariously based things statewide Dems have done anywhere since the infamous Evers veto in Wisconsin a few years ago

— Land 🌀 (@landros.bsky.social) 2026-05-09T01:50:17.013Z

[bluestarone]

1. How sweet that would be!!

[Cha]

2. Best of Good Luck, VA Dems!!🍀🍀🍀🍀

Mahalo, Swede ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️

[harumph]

3. The republicans would do it if the shoe was on the other foot.

[FoxNewsSucks]

8. They absolutely would.

But Dems won't . It infuriates me that our side won't use the same legal options available to them.

I'd like to be proven wrong about this, but I'll bet I won't be.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. Fight for the people's choice!

[AdamGG]

5. Is it too late for them to get it on the ballot before November?

I would imagine it is, but it would be truly awesome if it isn't.

[Scalded Nun]

6. Why not just throw out the vote results and redistrict they way they want to ala GOP in other states.

[intelpug]

7. Retire the court

I don't get it, A different court might rule different but how would retiring the present one change any rulings already made?

[harumph]

9. Do it.

[GoodRaisin]

10. If it will work then it should be done. Now.

[FBaggins]

11. Ridiculous

This relies on using an appropriations bill to enact something entirely unrelated to appropriations. Guess who gets to weigh in (likely unanimously) on whether that can be done?