Democrats are not reacting well to the Virginia Supreme Court’s scuttling of their gerrymandering scheme, and the party’s lawfare king is now suggesting that the state’s entire government should be abolished.
The effort to permanently redistrict Republicans out of political power in Virginia, ala California, was set to go live for the midterms until Old Dominion’s highest court yanked the rug out from under them, ruling that the amendment that was narrowly approved by voters last month violated the state constitution through the process it was placed on the ballot.
A weeklong temper tantrum ensued, and now leftist legal eagle Marc Elias seems to think that an appropriate remedy could be blowing up the Virginia state government as a response to a failed power grab that didn’t go the party’s way.
In a Tuesday post to X, the Democrat legal eagle shared an excerpt from the Virginia state bill of rights that will no doubt add more fuel to the fire.
VA Const.
“whenever any government shall be found inadequate or contrary to these purposes, a majority of the community hath an indubitable, inalienable, and indefeasible right to reform, alter, or abolish it, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal.” pic.twitter.com/JRKMRqMQzF
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) May 12, 2026
“Whenever any government shall be found inadequate or contrary to these purposes, a majority of the community hath an indubitable, inalienable, and indefeasible right to reform, alter, or abolish it, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal,” he wrote, cherry picking from the document’s text.
Not that another example of the Democratic Party’s disdain for longstanding norms and institutions that don’t bend to their will was needed, but Elias served it up anyway.
The post drew a strong reaction from X users.
Oh no big deal.
Marc Elias just wants to abolish the entire Virginia government because the Supreme Court wouldn’t let them violate the Constitution to draw a 10D-1R map.
All to save democracy of course. https://t.co/KvuzkFGItP
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) May 12, 2026
Democrats: Win the Governorship, Lieut. Gov, AG, both chambers of state legislature.
[One decision from the state Supreme Court goes 4-3 against them]
Democrats: THE TREE OF LIBERTY IS WATERED WITH THE BLOOD OF TYRANTS
— Casey Mattox (@CaseyMattox_) May 12, 2026
What’s most fun about all of this isn’t you getting your ass handed to you by the VA supreme court (and soon to be SCOTUS), but you crashing out non-stop about having your ass handed to you by the VA supreme court (and soon to be SCOTUS). 😂😂😂
— theRoddick (@OriginalRoddick) May 12, 2026
We’ve so thoroughly shattered the minds of Libtards that their top-tier lawyers are now tweeting about starting a literal revolution in Virginia because they lost a court case on procedural grounds.
The irony, of course, is that Marc’s revolution would immediately devolve into a… https://t.co/UmvcmDNcsR
— Christian Heiens 🏛 (@ChristianHeiens) May 12, 2026
Does Abigail know you are calling to overthrow her?
— Eupeptic Joe (@jmotivator) May 12, 2026
WHEN DEMS WIN it’s a victory for democracy
WHEN DEMS LOSE “BURN IT ALL DOWN!!!”
— Winston Smith (@HereWeGoAga1n69) May 12, 2026
You’re an old fat bald lawyer, you’d be taken out so fast in a violent revolution.
— Saul Goodman 📟 (@saulgoodman178) May 12, 2026
Elias’ post comes after it was reported that in a private call in which House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was a participant, the idea of tossing out the entire Virginia Supreme Court was floated.
For now, Virginia Democrats have chosen a less revolutionary course of action and are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to restore their new partisan map.
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