Congressional Virginia Democrats Float Ideas to Reshape State Supreme Court After Redistricting Ruling
Jeffries and Virginia Democrats weighed drastic responses after the ruling, but no path forward was agreed and key officials said the plans could not be carried out.
- On Saturday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Virginia Democrats discussed strategies to respond to the Virginia Supreme Court's ruling, including measures to force justices off the bench.
- Following a Friday ruling that voided the state's Democratic-drawn congressional map, proposals emerged to lower the mandatory retirement age for justices to vacate their seats.
- The Virginia GOP criticized the ideas as "totally shameful and dangerous," accusing Democrats of trying to "pack the court with activist judges who will simply ignore Democrats' violations." Republican State Sen. Glen Sturtevant claimed Democrats are lashing out after their court loss.
- Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell rejected the ideas as extreme, while Gov. Abigail Spanberger and U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan declined to support the proposals, noting Congress lacks authority to implement them.
- Political scientist Dr. John Aughenbaugh noted such a move would be seen as an attack on judicial independence, as Attorney General Jay Jones filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the state decision.
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Congressional Virginia Democrats float ideas to reshape state Supreme Court after redistricting ruling
Some of Virginia's congressional Democrats spent the weekend discussing ways to respond to the Virginia Supreme Court's ruling overturning the state's redistricting referendum.
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