Dems eye 'audacious' secret plan to oust entire blue state Supreme Court: report

[LetMyPeopleVote]

Given the outrageous ruling by SCOTUS, the GO P actions taken in Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama, these steps are appropriate. The GOP cannot claim clean hands given the steps taken by SCOTUS and these states.

Dems eye 'audacious' secret plan to oust entire blue state Supreme Court: report

DO IT! Get creatove Dems. No shame. No "but my precious decorum". Fight. The. Fascists. #Virginia

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— br00t4c (@br00t4c.bsky.social) 2026-05-10T19:51:47.254Z

https://www.rawstory.com/virginia-redistricting-2676875271/

Congressional Democrats are quietly kicking around a long-shot scheme to clear out Virginia's entire Supreme Court, which just torched their gerrymandered congressional map.

During a private Saturday call that included Virginia's Democratic House delegation and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), lawmakers vented over Friday's ruling and floated what The New York Times described as "an audacious and possibly far-fetched idea" to replace every sitting justice and reinstate their map, according to a Sunday report.

The scheme includes lowering the mandatory judicial retirement age from 75 to 54 — the age of the youngest current justice — forcing all seven off the bench. Virginia judges are appointed by the Democratic-controlled General Assembly, which could then stack the court with friendly replacements.

"The conversation reflected the desperation and fury that have gripped the party after the state Supreme Court struck down a favorable map that had been ratified by voters," the Times wrote, calling the mass ouster the "most dramatic idea they discussed."

The idea reportedly drew "mixed reactions" on the call, and Democrats did not land on a path forward. Gov. Abigail Spanberger has not been briefed, her spokeswoman told the Times. Former Rep. James Moran (D-VA) warned the gambit would be "just a bridge too far" and could backfire.

Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), who was on the call, told the Times he supports doing whatever is necessary, adding: "Everyone has got to have a strong stomach right now; this is a complete disaster waiting to happen if people are timid."

[Scrivener7]

1. This will be great if they follow through.

[bamagal62]

2. Yes! Please!!!

[Raven123]

3. I believe such discussions should remain private

This is serious stuff with significant ramifications. The reason for making public such discussions at this point escapes me.

[JohnQFunk]

4. Bring the "Chicago Way" to Virginia Politics

It's time for gloves-off, ruthless escalation.
In the words of advice from Jim Malone, the beat cop in Brian de Palma's 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙨, to Eliot Ness, "He pulls a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue."
They stack the House delegation, we nuke the State 'Supremo Crime Family'.
And - oh yes - that's what we call the ousted judges. Along with the six fascists on the US Supreme Court.

[MichMan]

9. What do you mean when you say nuke them?

[Baitball Blogger]

5. Thank you Vir. reps who have a strong stomach.

This era in our history is not for wimps.

[dalton99a]

6. Just do it.

[FBaggins]

7. Not going to happen

The state supreme court would (likely unanimously) block such a move... and there's a nonzero chance that SCOTUS would take a shot at it too.

It's just a trial balloon to show the base "we're fighting this with every tool at our disposal!"

[scipan]

10. it's clear they have the power.

Not sure about the timing.

[Initech]

8. Enough is enough! Fire all the Murdoch stooges and Trump ass kissers NOW!

[MichMan]

11. Is that something that can just be done legislatively or would it require a constitutional amendment?

Would it violate any state or federal laws on age discrimination?

[EdmondDantes_]

12. Planning to save the rule of law by tossing out judges for disagreeing with us

That's at best a bad plan. And that's before accounting for it's not actually "necessary" to get a majority in the House. And doesn't make us look like we're not just as petty and partisan above country as Republicans.