Democrats Exploit Virginia Redistricting Loss to Attack Supreme Court
Source: Shawn Fleetwood. "Dems Weaponize VA Redistricting Loss In Their War On SCOTUS." May 18, 2026. thefederalist.com
The Gist
The author argues that Democrats are using their loss in a Virginia redistricting case as an excuse to attack the Supreme Court. He claims they're being dishonest about what happened and that this is part of a bigger plan to pack the court with liberal judges.
Conclusion
Democrats are using their Virginia redistricting defeat as ammunition in their broader campaign to undermine and destroy the Supreme Court
Premises
- Democrats immediately attacked SCOTUS after it rejected Virginia's application to block a state court ruling against their gerrymandering referendum
- Virginia's request for SCOTUS intervention was always a long shot since it involved state constitutional law, not federal issues
- Democratic leaders made misleading statements by claiming courts 'nullified elections' when they were upholding the rule of law
- Democrats omitted key facts, such as that they requested the Virginia Supreme Court ruling after the election and that liberal SCOTUS justices didn't dissent
- This attack fits a broader Democratic pattern of trying to pack the Supreme Court with left-wing activists
- Prominent Democrats including Kamala Harris and Hakeem Jeffries have expressed support for court packing
Assumptions
- Democrats have a coordinated strategy to undermine the Supreme Court
- The Virginia redistricting case was clearly a matter of state law with no legitimate federal jurisdiction
- Democratic criticism of the courts is politically motivated rather than principled
- Court packing represents a radical threat to judicial independence
- The current Supreme Court is legitimately conservative rather than partisan