Republican Judges Killed The Virginia Gerrymander. It Doesn't Matter.

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There’s always a way to block a Democratic redistricting plan. Whether it takes a highly questionable interpretation of a hyper-specific statute or a bad-faith interpretation of how and when states can rearrange electoral maps, Republican-appointed judges on the state and federal levels never lack for a reason to stop Democrats from securing an electoral edge, big or small. Support the reader-backed Bad Faith Times with $5 a month and join the Bad Faith Times discord channel. You can also subscribe for free . Republican justices on Virginia’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled against the state’s Democratic gerrymander in what you know by now is a shamefully partisan ruling by Republican officials doing everything they can to save Big Boy from facing even the slightest bit of accountability. Republican-appointed judges have ruled against various parts of the Trump regime’s authoritarian blitzkrieg, but they’ve remained strong on their central mission: Protect the god-king at any cost. That continued Friday in Virginia. Read more on BadFaithTimes.com .