In this PJ Media article, Matt Margolis argues that Democrats’ reported response to a Virginia Supreme Court redistricting ruling exposes their willingness to undermine institutions when those institutions block their political goals.
- The article centers on the Virginia Supreme Court’s decision striking down a voter-ratified congressional map that Margolis says improperly gave Democrats four additional seats.
- Margolis cites a New York Times report about a private call involving Virginia Democratic House members and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
- According to the article, Democrats on the call expressed anger over the court defeat and discussed possible responses to the ruling.
- One reported option was to redraw congressional lines anyway, despite the court’s decision.
- Another option reportedly discussed was replacing the entire Virginia Supreme Court through retirements or impeachment in order to reinstate the map.
- Margolis frames the discussion as evidence that Democrats treat “rule of law” rhetoric as disposable when courts rule against them.
- The article argues that the court was not acting improperly but simply enforcing the Virginia Constitution.
- Margolis says the deeper issue is not that Democrats lost a ruling, but that they allegedly considered ways to defy or restructure the court that ruled against them.
- The piece closes by warning that a constitutional system cannot survive when political actors only respect courts and laws that deliver their preferred outcomes.
Read the full story: https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/05/10/democrats-have-gone-completely-unhinged-over-the-virginia-gerrymander-ruling-n4952705
