Heads, Democrats Win. Tails, Voters Lose.

Last month in Virginia, the people made their voices heard at the ballot box and voted for new Congressional maps.

Today, the Virginia Supreme Court ignored the will of the people and overturned those democratically chosen maps.

This ruling gives a boost to Donald Trump’s…

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) May 8, 2026

Unlike GOP-led states that redrew their congressional maps in backroom deals, Virginia let the people decide. But the Virginia Supreme Court has blocked the people’s choice. So we have to campaign and win on their maps. We can do it!

— Tim Kaine (@timkaine) May 8, 2026

Throughout the redistricting process, the Democrats demanded that the Virginia Supreme Court not rule on the measure’s constitutionality until after it went to voters. In fact, here’s what the ruling said about the issue (emphasis added):

“It is fair to ask whether we could have or should have reviewed the constitutionality of the proposed amendment prior to it being presented to the voters. But it is not a question the Commonwealth should ask. Throughout this litigation, the Commonwealth has insisted that we cannot lawfully decide this case prior to the referendum. In its motion for a stay in this case, the Commonwealth argued that longstanding Virginia precedent, Scott v. James, was ‘virtually indistinguishable’ from this case and that it clearly held  that ‘courts cannot interfere to stop any of the proceedings while this permanent law is in the process of being made.'”

Huh.

Keep in mind, the process was wholly illegal and unconstitutional from the get-go. Virginia laws is clear and strict, outlining a mult-step process for passing constitutional amendments. This includes provisions that require an amendment to pass the General Assembly twice, in separate legislative sessions, and a minimum 90-day posting requirement before any vote. Democrats disregarded all of this. Instead, they pushed the version through a special session on October 31, 2025. By that point, more than one million ballots had been cast in the House elections.

It seems, according to reports, Democrats knew this was illegal, too, and warned Governor Spanberger as such behind the scenes.

🚨 NOW: It’s been revealed that Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s team PANICKED when Democrats drew the now-struck down 10D-1R Congressional map

“Internally, there is now a LOT of ANGRY SNIPING within Democratic circles in Virginia.”

“Don’t do this, we don’t think it’s legal!”… pic.twitter.com/dHFFGGx5fE

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 10, 2026

“But the Virginia Supreme Court determined not that the map was illegal, the process of trying to change the constitution was done illegally,” Guy Benson said. “This was an unlawful process.”

“Earlier in the week, there was a Democratic operative who went on his podcast, and he revealed that internally there’s been a lot of angry sniping and recriminations within Democratic circles in Virginia because Governor Spanberger’s team — remember she campaigned saying she wasn’t going to do this … her team reportedly told the Legislature, the Democrats leading the Legislature, don’t do this. It is going to be susceptible to a legal challenge. We don’t think this is going to be legal, and they plowed forward anyway, and they did it illegally.”

Whoops. And they nuked any remaining hope Spanberger may have had of higher office, but that’s a topic for another time.

What Virginia reveals is a scary truth about the so-called defenders of democracy. They don’t believe in democracy. They believe in winning, and they assumed — despite the blatant illegality of this referendum — that either the Democrat-appointed Supreme Court would go along with their scheme or they’d scream about it thwarting the will of the voters.

It’s the classic, “Heads we win, tails you lose” scenario.

And here’s more proof the Democrats do not care about the will of the voters unless it suits their agenda. 

In 2008, California voters approved Proposition 8 by a margin of 52.24 percent to 47.76 percent — a margin larger than the Virginia referendum, by the way. In 1994, voters also passed Proposition 187, which barred illegal aliens from accessing public social services. Both of those were overturned by the courts and Democrats applauded. In fact, many states voted similarly including Alaska, Hawaii, Nebraska, Oregon, Colorado, Wisconsin, and North Carolina. Despite that, the Democrats went to the courts and the will of the people was overturned in Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015.

Californians also voted overwhelmingly for Proposition 36, which would toughen laws and penalties for crimes like shoplifting. Instead of respecting the will of the people, California Democrats — led by Gavin Newsom — have simply refused to fund the measure, rendering it moot. He did the same thing with Proposition 66, which would have streamlined and sped up the death penalty process. In that same election, voters rejected Proposition 62, which would have abolished the death penalty. Despite the clear will of the people, Gavin Newsom imposed a moratorium on executions, halting them indefinitely.

The biggest example of this, of course, is the 2024 presidential election. 77 million Americans voted for President Trump. He won both the Electoral College and the popular vote. And while the Electoral College is the only vote that matters, the Democrats have always held the popular vote as an example of a mandate.

Except when a Republican does it.

Over the past two years, Democrats have instead — once again — tried to thwart the will of the people by going to court and blocking President Trump’s agenda. The agenda he was elected to enact, mind you.

We, of course, are not a democracy but a republic. That being said, there are democratic votes and, if you pay attention, a clear pattern emerges: when Democrats lose a democratic vote, they turn to the courts to get their way. And when the courts rule against them, they hide behind the “will of the voters” to try to push their agenda.

It’s as transparent as it cynical.