Power Hungry Democrats

Virginia Republicans condemn Democratic push to reverse state Supreme Court redistricting ruling

Virginia House Minority Leader Terry Kilgore called it "insane." Heritage Foundation fellow Zach Smith said it would "undermine the rule of law."

And by late Monday, Democratic leaders in Richmond had already filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court of the United States, racing to undo a state high court ruling that blocked their preferred congressional map before a May 12 pre-primary deadline.

The fight centers on a 4-3 decision by the Supreme Court of Virginia that struck down Democrats' redistricting effort, a now-blocked 10-1 congressional map that Republicans say was drawn to entrench Democratic power.

Rather than accept the ruling, Virginia and national Democrats have reportedly discussed a menu of options to reverse it, including lowering the retirement age of state justices, re-trying the case before a different court, and using an earlier lower-court ruling to invalidate the independent redistricting commission itself.

Those discussions, first reported by the New York Times on Monday, included the insufferable House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York. Fox News Digital reported that Kilgore, a Republican from Gate City, framed the situation in blunt terms.

"That just shows you how power-hungry Hakeem Jeffries and his Democrats are up there, and I'm glad the Supreme Court followed the rule of law, and it was a good day for Virginia."

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