Full transparency: I wrote this lengthy post on X a couple of days ago and decided to share it with the VIP crowd here in case you're not a big fan of X. It's just my own personal retelling of what I witnessed firsthand as a Virginian.
Hope you enjoy it. :)
SJ
I would once again like to remind everyone threatening SCOVA and Republicans in general that it is not our fault that Democrats did what they did here in Virginia.If you want to be angry at anyone, be angry at these people - I'll even tell you why:
@GovernorVA: Her people knew it was a bad idea; they questioned the legality of it. She went ahead and signed the bill anyway and actively campaigned for it, even though she had promised during her campaign that she had no intention of gerrymandering the state.
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@AGJayJones: Talk about a horrible attorney, you guys. Just horrible. Forget that he texted horrific, violent fantasies about shooting a Republican and wishing for his children to die. The guy is just not a good attorney. He is the reason the election went forward without a ruling; he pushed for it. And THEN he brought in California attorneys to argue the case ... they lost. So any of you whining about how the justices TOOK THEIR VOTES AWAY, take it up with Jay, he's the reason there was a vote in the first place.
@SenLouiseLucas: This one is pretty self-explanatory. Just search her now legendary, '10 Fuckin' 1'.
@SpeakerDonScott: This poor guy. When Louise says jump, he asks how high. And yes, pun intended.
@DelRodWillett: Rod here is responsible for the wording of the actual referendum that used the word 'fairness,' which is just bizarre. Republicans actually attempted to change the wording of the referendum, but they were shut down without debate.
@EricHolder, @RepJeffries, @BarackObama: They dumped tens of millions into this state to steal seats from rural Virginians. Yup, you read that right. Roughly $70 MILLION dollars funneled into a state to buy four seats (that our governor was more than willing to sell them).
Oh, and speaking of funding, while @timkainev and @MarkWarner both voiced concerns at first, they BOTH fell in line (after Louise Lucas called them cucks), and get this... each donated $100,000 to the effort to SILENCE millions of people in their own state.
Must include every single Democrat who started running for the lobster district, like @HelmerVA @DSMcAuliffe... curious if Dorothy will have to pay back the large amount of money she raised to run for a district that does not exist.
There were many bad actors locally and across the country, telling lies about how this was 'leveling the playing field,' and insisting Trump was making them do it, rambling about Texas ... trying to sell it on the idea that it was TEMPORARY.
Which we all knew, it was not. Ultimately, this was a complete failure from the get-go: breaking laws, going against the state constitution, and willfully deceiving voters, all while insisting they were the good guys. Turns out, they were definitely the bad guys.
Finally, this is not a win for Republicans; I realize that it helps us in the midterms, but in my humble opinion, this is much bigger than that. This was a win for Virginia and a reminder that, in a 6/5-divided state such as ours, every voice still matters.
Sic Semper Tyrannis!
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