http://twitchy.com/justmindy/2026/04/23/shipwrecked-crew-explanation-of-virginia-vote-court-issue-n2427434
A Democratic pundit claimed in a thread that the court invalidated the will of the people of Virginia.
That’s misleading. A bare, slim majority of voters cannot legitimately disenfranchise or override the rights of nearly half the state’s voters. Courts exist precisely to protect minority rights and constitutional limits against transient majorities — that’s not "overriding the people," it’s upholding the rule of law.
Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) ~ Let me explain what just happened in Virginia.
Yesterday, 2.5 million Virginians voted. They passed a redistricting amendment 50.7% to 49.3%.
Today, one judge threw out every single vote. 🧵
J6 Attorney and Twitchy favorite "Shipwrecked Crew" offered some explanation as to why the court had to put a stop to things for the time being.
Shipwreckedcrew (@shipwreckedcrew) ~ Let me further explain.
Virginia has a procedure set forth in its statutes for this kind of effort.
The advocates for the proposition violated the procedure.
The court allowed the vote because if the "No" side prevailed, the issue would be moot.
The defect in the procedure was there all along, and didn't go away because of the outcome of the vote.
So, basically before the vote even happened, the court likely recognized there were issues with the procedures, but they decided to "kick the can" and let it go in hopes the voters said "no" and then it didn't matter. Voters didn't do that, so now they have to backtrack and address violations.
Agathatopian (@MagisFuturum) ~ Maybe they should not have violated the law by pushing forward anyway with a legally invalid election. But, of course, that was part of the game to be able to make just this sort of nonsense argument.
The courts probably should have stopped it before it all began, but this is where things stand currently.
Ard-ri Bawk Bawk 🐔 (@ArdriBawkBawk) ~ It's interesting that none of the Democrats who are upset about this ruling even attempt to discuss the merits of these cases.
Heh heh heh ... Democrats never argue the merits of any issue - because they know their irrational views don't stand up to even a mild amount of scrutiny. Instead, they choose to blather on about FEELINGS ... WHOA, WHOA, FEEEEEEEEEELINGS.
They just want their way.
THAT is "democracy" for Democrats = their way or the highway.
liberalism is a curable disease ( @Ant628 ) ~ Shorter: they tried to cheat and got slammed for not following the procedure.
And now they're mad.
#WeSeeYou (@whisty111) ~ It was ALWAYS going to fail in the courts. Democrats knew that and wasted millions on it anyway. Just like when Biden extended free rent ... he said it was unconstitutional, but would take a long time to make it through the courts. So, they just did it anyway.
PhrogsPhorever (@BattlePhrog_114) ~ The irony of “democracy-loving” militant leftists using a 51-49 vote to redistrict their state from 6-5 to 10-1 representation is also completely lost on Brian.
I think this little evolution is helping to prove to the average American that our founders were brilliant men and that the progressives running the current Democratic Party hate our Constitutional Republic.
Well, Democrats despise our Constitutional Republic because they are Marxists.
Democrats don't fight fair. Ever. It's time for Republicans to recognize that.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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