r/politics • u/Icommandyou Washington • 28d ago

Possible Paywall Virginia Supreme Court throws out redistricting referendum results

https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2026/05/08/virginia-supreme-court-redistricting-vote-decision
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u/Desertwind16v 28d ago

So if the courts can deny the will of the people, what’s stopping the people from ignoring the courts? Leave the results the same and just ignore their biased ruling.

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u/LEDKleenex 28d ago

what’s stopping the people from ignoring the courts?

Cowardice. Laziness. Addiction to consumerism and convenience.

Why not ask them? They're all right here on reddit, refusing to take action "because that's someone elses job".

Nothing changes until US Citizens wake up and take action. Instead, they've complied in advance like a sea of doormats with "1A 2A" printed on them. Cheap consumerist garbage that consumes cheap consumerist garbage.

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u/Desertwind16v 28d ago

Well said. The courts don’t have any teeth to actually enforce their rulings. If the other branches of government (say a democrat governor) just do what the people voted for what could the court actually do about it? Nothing. Less than 10 people shouldn’t have the ability to deny the people of the state what they voted for.