The Virginia Supreme Court has blocked state officials from using a new congressional map approved by voters this year that was poised to help Democrats gain additional seats in the US House.
The state’s highest court ruled on Friday that the legislature’s process for pursuing the new map violated Virginia’s Constitution and ordered that an earlier version be used in the upcoming midterm elections.
The decision marks a significant milestone in an escalating effort by the major US political parties to maximize partisan advantages ahead of the November vote by redrawing congressional districts. The Democrat-led Virginia plan came in response to a redistricting effort by Republicans in Texas last year supported by President Donald Trump.
The panel upheld a ruling from a Tazewell County judge who sided with Republican state lawmakers and declared the redistricting effort unlawful. Democratic state officials could next ask the US Supreme Court to intervene on an emergency basis. In recent months, the US justices allowed new congressional maps to remain in effect in Texas and later in California for the midterm election.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-08/virginia-s-top-court-blocks-democrats-new-congressional-map?srnd=homepage-americas
It is things like this why I am not optimistic about the midterms
2000, 2016, and 2024 is why we are where we are today.
and to all those people who refused to vote for VP Harris in 2024, Hillary in 2016, and Gore in 2000, by either voting third party or not voting, F**K YOU!!!
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