Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) on Sunday called a recent Virginia Supreme Court ruling rolling back redistricting in the state \u201cdisgraceful,\u201d saying the court \u201csuckered the people of Virginia.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, what the Virginia Supreme Court did was not only wrong, it was disgraceful. They basically said, \u2018Hey, Virginia, spend all this taxpayers\u2019 money holding an election, do all this stuff and oh, by the way, just kidding, that election didn\u2019t count,\u2019\u201d Lieu told CBS News\u2019s Margaret Brennan.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe court could have stopped this by not having the election in the first place. They suckered the people of Virginia. It was a complete disgrace,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
On Friday, the Virginia Supreme Court tossed the state Democrats\u2019 redistricting referendum, ruling 4-3 that it didn\u2019t go along with proper procedures<\/a> and dealt a significant political blow to the party.<\/p>\n The decision shot down the state\u2019s new congressional map that would\u2019ve handed Democrats a 10-1 tilt in the Old Dominion. The ruling reinforces the 6-5 map.<\/p>\n \u201cThis violation irreparably undermines the integrity of the resulting referendum vote and renders it null and void,\u201d Justice Arthur Kelsey wrote for the majority.<\/p>\n The decision might be incredibly important this upcoming November in the battle for the House, in which Democrats hope to lock down the majority again and push back against President Trump during the second half of his second term.<\/p>\n The House is currently divided by a slim margin, with Republicans at 217 seats and Democrats at 212.<\/a><\/p>\n Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n