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markpkessinger

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5. I don't think you understand . . .

Reply to rampartd (Reply #1)

Mon May 11, 2026, 06:16 PM

May 11

. . . we are screwed if they wait until after the election to hear this. This isn't an appeal of the Virginia Supreme Court's decision -- it's a request of the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a stay of the Virginia Supreme Court's decision. If they choose not to grant it, or don't respond to the filing until after the election, that means the Virginia Supreme Court's ruling, which set aside the voter-approved map, goes into effect. That's where we would be screwed!

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Virginia Democrats have filed a long shot emergency application asking SCOTUS to stay the Virginia Supreme Court's decis [View all] In It to Win It May 11 OP

more than even chance that supremes don't hear this until after election rampartd May 11 #1

I don't think you understand . . . markpkessinger May 11 #5

we are screwed either way. rampartd May 11 #7

SCOTUS conservatives will make GOP bank on every thing Dems file bucolic_frolic May 11 #2

Completely the wrong strategy Fiendish Thingy May 11 #3

They won't do it orangecrush May 11 #6

Seems like that would violate both Virginia and Federal age discrimination laws MichMan May 11 #12

They already have a mandatory retirement age of 73 Fiendish Thingy May 11 #13

For every legal argument there are always experts (on each side) that believe they are right MichMan May 11 #14

The only reason to do this as I see it is to get SCOTUS on record Raven123 May 11 #4

Dems have the 'will of the people' Boo1 May 11 #8

yeah that's gonna happen. WarGamer May 11 #9

Complete waste of time....... Takket May 11 #10

Sadly, this is doa imo Oldvet May 11 #11