Virginia Supreme Court justices striking down redistricting maps as Democratic politicians react and discuss options in a formal courtroom setting.
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Demokrater i Virginia överväger sina alternativ efter att domstol ogiltigförklarat omritning av valdistrikt

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Virginias högsta domstol underkände i fredags de nya kongresskartor som väljarna hade godkänt i april. Demokraterna överväger nu olika svar, inklusive en radikal plan på att ersätta hela domstolen, även om det verkar osannolikt att partiledningen kommer att driva detta i närtid.

I ett beslut med röstsiffrorna 4–3 slog delstatens högsta domstol fast att Demokraterna bröt mot procedurregler när folkomröstningen lades fram. Kartorna förväntades skifta Virginias representation i representanthuset från ett övertag för Demokraterna på 6–5 till en fördel på 10–1. Väljarna godkände med knapp marginal förändringarna efter att demokratvänliga grupper lagt över 64 miljoner dollar på kampanjen. Domstolens beslut innebär att delstatens tidigare gränser kvarstår.

Vad folk säger

Användare på X kritiserar i stor utsträckning Virginiademokraternas potentiella plan på att ersätta högsta domstolen och ser det som ett hycklande maktövertagande efter beslutet om omritningen av valdistrikten. Vissa betraktar det som ett angrepp mot demokratin, medan andra ser det som en desperat reaktion på blockerade försök till valdistriktsmanipulering.

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