バージニア州最高裁判所は金曜日、4月の住民投票で承認された新たな連邦議会の選挙区割り地図を無効とする判決を下した。これを受け、民主党内では裁判官全員を交代させるという急進的な案を含めた対応策が検討されているが、党幹部らは現時点で直ちにこれを実行する可能性は低いとみている。
州最高裁は4対3の評決で、民主党が住民投票の実施手続きに違反したと判断した。この選挙区割りは、バージニア州の連邦下院議員の勢力図を民主党優勢の6対5から10対1へと大きく塗り替えるものと予測されていた。民主党支持団体が6400万ドル以上を投じて推進したこの変更案は、住民投票で僅差で承認されていた。今回の判決により、州内の選挙区境界線は以前のまま維持されることになる。
X（旧Twitter）上のユーザーからは、選挙区再編をめぐる判決後にバージニア州民主党が検討している最高裁判事の交代案に対し、偽善的な権力奪取であるとの批判が相次いでいる。一部では民主主義への攻撃と見なす声がある一方、ゲリマンダー（恣意的な選挙区割り）の試みが阻止されたことに対する苦し紛れの反応だと指摘する声も上がっている。
What happened to "NO KINGS"?
— Shawn Farash (@Shawn_Farash) 2026年5月12日
The same Democrats who melted down over the idea that Trump was acting like a "KING"...
Are now threatening to eliminate the ENTIRE VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT because of the Redistricting ruling that overturned their maps.
Who is acting like tyrants… pic.twitter.com/E5S8NhNnJN
“@RepJeffries and the Democrats are pulling a full Knight of the Long Knives — NSDAP-style purge vibes — plotting to axe the Virginia Supreme Court justices who just told their racist gerrymander to kick rocks.
— Political Spittoon (@politicalspitt) 2026年5月12日
$62.5 million torched on rigged maps to turn Virginia 10-1 blue,… pic.twitter.com/s22ULpD3cA
Virginia Supreme Court BLOCKS Democrats' Gerrymandering, But Their Backup Plan is INSANE https://t.co/1h00BA1h6O
— Lester McClintock (@LesterMcCl28224) 2026年5月12日
@DNC @RNC Unbelievable that Dems are talking about lowering the VA Supreme Court Justices max age to 54 to remove all their Justices because they don't agree with gerrymandering. That is why they want power in House to pick the Supreme Court. Disgusting!
— Bama Conservative Christian! Stop the Socialist! (@sfoster1962) 2026年5月12日
Democrats want:
— Morgan Kunningas Vankisko (@bobergxrs) 2026年5月12日
1. To pack the Supreme Court
2. To overturn VA Supreme Court ruling on redistricting
3. Make DC & PR as states
4. Eliminate the Electoral College
5. Open borders
6. Vote in racial blocks
Democrats are evil dangerous American hating communists.
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The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved redistricting plan that Democrats hoped would add four House seats. The 4-3 ruling cited a procedural error in how the measure reached the ballot. The decision comes amid a broader wave of Republican-led map changes in Southern states.
The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled Friday that a voter-approved redistricting plan violated state constitutional procedures. The 4-3 decision nullifies the April referendum and keeps the state's existing congressional maps in place. Democrats had sought the change to gain a stronger edge ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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The Virginia Supreme Court has struck down a congressional map approved by voters in a recent referendum, ruling it unconstitutional. Democratic leaders have criticized the decision as overturning the will of the people.
A Tazewell County Circuit Court has paused certification of a Virginia referendum passed on April 21, 2026, that returns congressional redistricting power to the Democrat-controlled General Assembly. The measure passed with 51.5% of the vote, reversing a 2020 bipartisan commission approved by 66% to 34%. Legal challenges cite violations of the state constitution's amendment process.
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Tennessee Republicans voted Thursday to pass new congressional maps expected to eliminate the state's only Democratic U.S. House seat. Republican Governor Bill Lee signed the measure into law shortly afterward. The move followed a Supreme Court decision striking down certain majority-black districts as unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.
Following the U.S. Supreme Court's April 29, 2026, Callais v. Louisiana decision striking down Louisiana's congressional map as a racial gerrymander (as covered in this series), experts warn the reinterpretation of Voting Rights Act protections could endanger minority representation nationwide. Louisiana has extended suspension of its U.S. House primaries until at least July 2026 amid expectations of a redraw.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on April 29 that Louisiana's congressional map, which included a second majority-Black district, constitutes an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the majority that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act requires proof of intentional discrimination, not just disparate impact. The decision, in Louisiana v. Callais, limits race-based redistricting and prompts new maps in several states.