Virginia GOP leader blasts ‘power-hungry’ Jeffries as Dems mount ‘insane’ gambit to overpower high court
Virginia Republicans call Democratic efforts to reverse the state Supreme Court's redistricting ruling "insane" as national Democrats weigh options.
TL;DR
- Virginia Republicans are denouncing Democratic efforts to reverse a state Supreme Court ruling on redistricting.
- National Democrats, including Hakeem Jeffries, are reportedly involved in discussions about options to revive the blocked redistricting map.
- Proposed Democratic strategies include lowering the retirement age of state justices or re-trying the case before a different court.
- Republicans argue these tactics are "insane" and "power-hungry," and that it is too late to legally challenge the ruling.
- Democrats have filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court of the United States.
- Critics have pointed out errors in the legal filing, leading to mockery online.
- Some rural Virginia communities are considering secession to West Virginia amid the political battles.