Top Virginia Democrats have decided against exercising a controversial procedural end run around last week’s state Supreme Court ruling that struck down their redistricting, which wiped away a gain of four House seats, the Democratic leader of the state Senate told The New Republic.
The decision—which nixes a complicated idea, discussed over the weekend by Democrats, to replace the state Supreme Court and get the case reheard—is likely to anger rank-and-file Democrats who had hoped the party would respond aggressively to the ruling, which has made it more likely that Republicans hold the House this fall.
The decision also contrasts sharply with moves undertaken by many GOP state legislatures in the South, who are aggressively gerrymandering their states with wild abandon to erase decades-old majority-majority seats from existence, after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a key Voting Rights Act protection against racial gerrymanders.
If you live in Virginia, contact your state party and let them know that this capitulation to fascism is unacceptable.
They’re cheating you out of the non-fascist future you voted for.
…wild abandon to erase decades-old majority-majority seats from existence, after the…
I think they mean majority-minority seat, where a majority of the constituents of the district are Americans of a minority designation (i.e. not white).
As expected. Dealing with the Republican voter suppression and takeover of Congress would require the Democrats have something resembling a spine.
…is likely to anger rank-and-file Democrats
But Republicans will approve which will be more than good enough for elected Democrats.
if they aren’t going to fight for their voters why do they expect people to vote for them
Controlled opposition.
Sorry, we’re fresh out of backbone. Could I interest you in some complicity?
Cowards, just pathetic cowards.
The Democratic Party will never beat the controlled opposition label, because that’s what they are.
The ratchet effect in action.
That’s so dumb. All that they had to do was to declare that it was too close to the election, and preparations were too far along, and proceed with the new maps, anyway. There’s plenty of precedent.
Ohio did exactly this, like a year out. Just kept submitting the same maps to the state Supreme Court over and over until time was up.
Every so often I think that there’s not another new low that Democrats won’t go in order to preserve their status quo. Yet here we are. Can’t wait to see which group BM decides to blame this time
Mr. Coates’ comment of “if you can’t draw the line at genocide, you probably can’t draw the line at democracy” rings louder every fucking day
One of the few silver linings in this mess is that a whole lot of assholes who don’t deserve democracy will suffer a small fraction of what they’ve forced on others for generations.
Utter cowardice. Pathetic.
Sure, just roll over and present your tummy.
Classic dems. Ugh.
Is there not still time for the people of Virginia to call and force their reps to take this option?
to replace the state Supreme Court and get the case reheard
Y’all think that’s a good idea huh.
Yes.
Ideal? No. Preferable to allowing the will of voters being quite literally ignored? Yes.
Far, far worse is happening in states where unilateral supression and redistricting is taking place. Leveraging the ELECTED officials powers to enforce the results that were voted on is honoring their votes.
This is what populism gets you.
Time to direct.
