Virginia Gerrymandering Blocked & Left-Wing Nonprofit Scandal Spreads | 4.23.26
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What legal challenges are facing the Democrats' redistricting map in Virginia?
The Democrats' radical redrawing of Virginia's congressional maps hits a legal roadblock.
There's a lot of questions about whether this vote is actually going to stick.
I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley. It's Thursday, April 23rd, and this is Morning Wire.
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How does the Southern Poverty Law Center's indictment impact public perception?
The fallout from the massive redistricting vote in Virginia this week has already begun, but pending lawsuits in front of the state's Supreme Court could offer hope to Republicans.
Joining us now to discuss the legal challenges to the Democrats' most recent move and the consequences from this vote is Daily Wire opinion editor Ben Dominich, host of The Big Ben Show. Ben, thanks for coming on.
Yeah, it's great to be with you. This is such a fascinating vote and there's so many different things that could come out of it. Of course, you know, we are looking at it from the national scale where Republicans already were kind of on their back heels when it came to trying to keep the House. But there's a lot of questions about whether this vote is actually going to stick.
Right. Well, there are some legal complaints already about what Democrats have done here with the map in Virginia. One district court already has issued an injunction blocking the certification of this referendum. What are the arguments in that case and what are the odds that the state Supreme Court will actually overturn this?
So first off, the arguments are actually pretty solid. The way that this decision came down, it came from a special session that wasn't even supposed to deal with a question of this nature. There are certain legal requirements when it comes to that in Virginia that were not met. Additional requirements included to have the language posted for this type of decision for more than 90 days. They had not met that. They also didn't actually confine themselves within the Article 2 limits that happened within Virginia that would have had condensed districts that you have probably now seen quite embarrassing ones, including the one that's shaped like a lobster that have been going around.
What are the implications of the SPLC's funding practices?
We'll have more commentary on this, by the way, by the former attorney general of Virginia, Ken Cuccinelli, and by others as well. in the Daily Wire coming forward.
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What legal challenges are facing the Democrats' redistricting map in Virginia?
0:04–2:19
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How does the Southern Poverty Law Center's indictment impact public perception?
2:19–3:58
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What are the implications of the SPLC's funding practices?
3:58–13:03
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What are the arguments against the Democrats' redistricting efforts?
13:03–17:00