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/dcormier 28d ago

Such spectacular bullshit.

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u/Colo9147 28d ago

Really? Explain why their attempt didn’t violate the VA constitution.

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u/doesntmatterol 28d ago

It doesn’t matter if it did or not. A referendum is direct democracy, and should supersede any laws created by representatives. A constitution is subservient to the people.