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Warner slams court ruling on Virginia redistricting: 'Justice was not served'
Key takeaways
- Mark Warner (D) criticized a state Supreme Court ruling Friday that struck down a Democratic-backed redistricting plan, arguing the decision undermined the will of voters.
- Today, justice was not served in Virginia, Warner said in a video shared on social platform X.
- Voters in the Old Dominion narrowly approved a referendum last month that allowed congressional lines to be redrawn midcycle to favor Democrats in all but one of the state s U.S.
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Mark Warner (D) criticized a state Supreme Court ruling Friday that struck down a Democratic-backed redistricting plan, arguing the decision undermined the will of voters.
Today, justice was not served in Virginia, Warner said in a video shared on social platform X. Against the will of the majority of voters, against not one — but two — legislative votes, the Supreme Court threw out the redistricting effort.
Voters in the Old Dominion narrowly approved a referendum last month that allowed congressional lines to be redrawn midcycle to favor Democrats in all but one of the state s U.S. House districts.
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