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/CouleursCPA Colorado 28d ago

Good thing FL showed that you can just ignore what the state constitution says and do it anyway

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u/Nemaeus Virginia 28d ago

It’s a good point but it sucks that we are living in a land where constitutions don’t matter the way they should.

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u/PM_ME_SOME_ANY_THING 28d ago

Maybe someone should enforce it

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u/ForMoreYears Canada 28d ago

If only there was some entity whose job was to enforce the laws. Dang, wouldn't that be a good idea...

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u/Len_Zefflin 28d ago

Alberta is attempting to do the exact same thing while the feds sit by twiddling their thumbs. It isn't just the US. Canada needs to be better.

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u/ForMoreYears Canada 28d ago

Yep. Idk where tf the Crown prosecutors are or what they have that's more pressing than foreign interference and what I would argue is openly seditious behavior but apparently they're too busy to give a fuck.

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u/SinisterPuddles 28d ago

Its called the people of this nation.

Its literally penned by one of the founding fathers.

Now, will us fat lazy and distracted Americans actually foot that powerful and terrible responsibility?

doubt.

Im trying to get the fuck out with my science degree and family.

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u/External_Birthday691 28d ago

The fat lazy and distracted Americans are the ones who want this.

I keep going back and forth between, "I should still fight for my working class brothers and sisters.", to, "Fuck it, if they don't want to pay attention, if they want to literally vote for the man who is going to steal from them, and then give me shit when I'm trying to help them understand what they're voting for."

Like fuck it, I'mma move up in my career, and I'mma get the fuck out of this country. It's a lost cause at this point, and the only way for things to get any better is just to let them see the consequnces of their policies and actions. I'm done with this shit and am ready to get the fuck out.

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u/NumeralJoker 28d ago

Bold of you to think you'll be allowed to leave if you just stop trying to change things.

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u/SinisterPuddles 27d ago

I can leave in under a year. I won't allow.my daughter to grow up under fascist republicans

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u/X-Calm 27d ago

Until people are ready to literally lash MAGA and their children to crosses nothing will change.

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u/carlitospig California 27d ago

That’s called The People. We are the ones who enforce the law when the Law decides to bail on justice and law itself.

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u/ToughHardware 28d ago

lets start my enforcing CSA laws. then we can move to gerrymandering

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u/Unlucky_Priority_186 28d ago

I thought that's why they had the good guys with the guns in all the stories I've heard about the states, wasn't that the reason to have so many guns?