John Erler
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John Erler
@elkmating
Head dude @MasterPancake. @Jeopardy Champ. Heavy into lots of different worlds.
Austin, TX Katılım Mart 2009
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NEWS: According to the New York Times, some Democrats are proposing a plan to overturn the state’s Supreme Court ruling that invalidated the referendum:
1) Invoke the circuit court ruling that invalidated the referendum due to county officials not posting notice of it at courthouses 3 months before the election to invalidate the 2020 constitutional amendment that created the independent redistricting commission by arguing that the courthouses also did not post notice of it at the time either.
2) Lower the mandatory retirement age for justices from 75 to 54 (or less). That would remove every justice on the court. The Democratic majority in the legislature can then appoint 7 new justices.
3) Democrats would then be able to redraw the map.
nytimes.com/2026/05/10/us/…
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The decision by the Virginia Supreme Court to overturn the will of more than three million voters will not stand.
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It would be great if the folks who pushed independent commissions a decade ago in mostly blue states would acknowledge they didn't see how GOP would hack this system.
David Axelrod@davidaxelrod
Today's VA ruling throwing out the new map makes the D climb a little steeper. The tailwinds behind Democrats caused by @POTUS's unpopularity are great, and Dems still are heavy favorites to recapture the House. But this ruling, and Trump's willingness to reach deep into his bottomless bag of tricks and cash, increases the degree of difficulty.
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More than three million Virginians cast their ballots in Virginia’s redistricting referendum, and the majority of Virginia voters voted to push back against a President who said he is ‘entitled’ to more Republican seats in Congress with a temporary and responsive referendum. They made their voices heard.
I am disappointed by the Supreme Court of Virginia’s ruling, but my focus as Governor will be on ensuring that all voters have the information necessary to make their voices heard this November in the midterm elections because in those elections we — the voters — will have the final say.
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No vote in Tennessee (+1 GOP)
No vote in Florida (+4 GOP)
No vote in Missouri (+1 GOP)
No vote in North Carolina (+2 GOP)
No vote in Texas (+5 GOP)
Virginia’s voter-approved maps thrown out.
MAGA has rigged the system.
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@aseitzwald Has he ever been arrested before? (No). Why would he wait til after he's in the Senate to start? (He wouldn't)
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In his first public event since becoming Dems' presumptive nominee against Susan Collins, Graham Platner vowed to get arrested if he wins, but Rs retain Senate.
midcoastvillager.com/news/platner-p…
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Democrats forced Republicans to cave on ICE funding from the minority. Surely the people screaming daily for them to DO SOMETHING will acknowledge this win.
Democrats@TheDemocrats
BREAKING: Republicans caved to Democrats, finally passing a bill to end the DHS shutdown without additional funding for ICE. Democrats have been clear since the start: No blank check for ICE. This bill now heads to Trump's desk.
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Blue states must begin the work now, whether it’s repealing amendments or calling special sessions, to redraw their congressional maps for the national interest. We will win this; but it must happen with urgency.
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Rep. Jeffries: "The comment related to 'maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time,' in connection with the redistricting battle that Republicans launched, I stand by it. You can continue to criticize me for it. I don't give a damn about your criticism."
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Remember when Republicans drew Virginia's Congressional map so Black people were packed into one district and said we should be grateful they gave our community this district. NOW they can have one district and see how much they love it.
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Virginia voters have spoken, and tonight they pushed back against a President who claims he is ‘entitled’ to more Republican seats in Congress.
As we watched other states go along with those demands without voter input, Virginians refused to let that stand. We responded the right way: at the ballot box.
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Mills reacts to Elizabeth Warren campaigning with Graham Platner in Portland tonight:
"I think it's ironic that Mr. Platner from day one has been complaining about my age, when he campaigns with someone a year and a half younger than I am, and with another individual who is six years older than I am.
I mean, if it's good for the goose, it's good for the gander."
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@dprzygoda Yeah business owners are famously part of the working class. 🤣
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Let me get this straight…Andy is making fun of Janet Mills meeting with small business owners? Does he not realize these are the ACTUAL working class people they love to claim they’re speaking for?
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Crooked Media could put their money where their mouth is and give him his own podcast on their network, but then they'd be responsible for what he says, and that kind of risk is for other people.
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That's a lot of words not to deal with the essential truth: Never Trumpers disagree with policy but see the existential risk of Trump to democracy so they voted for Kamala. Piker saw the same facts and didn't.
Julian Andreone@JulianAndreone
This tweet reveals that Neera's definition of "the Democratic party" is just the apparatus of consultants, donors, and political elites she belongs to. She's correct, in that sense: The Bush-era neocons trying to take over the Democratic Party via their rebrand as "Never-Trumpers" are definitely nicer to the ultrawealthy and well-connected than Hasan is. That's because, like her, they see politics as an intellectual exercise and vehicle for personal elevation.
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I know that people have their complaints but overall, House Democratic leadership has done a great job leveraging the very small amount of power they can wield. They’ve effectively stolen the floor from Johnson on multiple occasions
Jake Sherman@JakeSherman
depending on what happens tonight, Jeffries could very well be right. Democrats have had massive influence on the agenda from the majority.
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Unfortunately, student loan debt is dead as an issue because of how people like y'all treated Biden for forgiving billions in student loans. You did this to yourselves because there's no incentive to do it ever again.
The Debt Collective 🟥@StrikeDebt
If you have federal student debt, you may have recently received an email from the Department of Education telling student debtors who are in the SAVE forbearance to switch plans. We want to encourage you to not rush this next step. Take a deep breath. You have until September.
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