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(WND)—The radically left governor in Virginia, Democrat Abigail Spanberger, has admitted that for now she is totally defeated, and the state will use its older congressional district maps for this year’s election.
That’s a map that accurately reflects the state’s roughly 51%-49% Democrat over Republican division with six districts favoring Democrats and five Republicans.
Leftists in the state, led by Spanberger, had held a public vote on a scheme to give 10 of those districts to Democrats, but the state’s Supreme Court threw it out as lawmakers refused to follow the state Constitution’s requirements for the vote.
It’s on appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court now, but as election deadlines are approaching, Spanberger said the older district lines will be used again.
A report at the Washington Examiner said she confirmed the state “would use its current congressional map, drawn in 2021.”
Her comments came just days after her leftist attorney general, Jay Jones, who once speculated about the deaths of the children of a political opponent, barraged the U.S. Supreme Court with his complaint about the state court decision.
Spanberger said that attempt to overrule the state’s own highest court is a big deal. But, she said, “when it comes to the execution of elections, no matter the outcome in that case, we will be running our elections beginning next month with early voting on the current maps that we have.”
The state’s redistricting war, which turned into a debacle for Democrats, created confusion as candidates already were lining up to run in the new districts, which now no longer exist.
WorldNetDaily has reported that given the state court rejection of the political scheme, lawmakers discussed getting rid of all of the state court justices and replacing them with members of their own side.
One Democrat activist, lawyer Marc Elias, even posted on social media a statement from the state constitution that says the state could get rid of its entire government.
He said, online, “whenever any government shall be found inadequate or contrary to these purposes, a majority of the community hath an indubitable, inalienable, and indefeasible right to reform, alter, or abolish it, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal.”
He was quoting from the state’s own constitution.
But constitutional expert Jonathan Turley, whose perspectives on the U.S. Constitution at times have guided decisions in Congress, pointed out the obvious.
“Democratic lawyer Marc Elias appears to believe that Democrats do not need to stop at simply sacking and packing the Virginia Supreme Court in response to the adverse ruling on the radical gerrymandering plan. Elias reminded Democrats that they could eliminate the entire Virginia government under the state constitution.”
He explained, “Elias responded to the loss by invoking language from Article I of the Virginia Constitution itself. … That is his response to a well-reasoned decision of unconstitutionality of a redistricting plan. We can scrap the entire Virginia government.”
This, Turley said, “is another example of the ‘by any means necessary’ culture of the left today. There is no institution or value that is sacred.”
He noted, “Elias is reminding Virginians that they can respond to an opposing court decision by eliminating some or all of the Virginia state government.”
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