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In It to Win It

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Thu Nov 6, 2025, 05:52 PM Thursday

Virginia Senate Majority Ldr confirms Dems intend to advance the constitutional amendment allowing a mid-decade gerryman

Virginia's Senate Majority Leader confirms to Bolts that Virginia Democrats intend to move the constitutional amendment that'd allow for a mid-decade gerrymander in January.

Says it is “going to be one of the first orders of business."

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Virginia Senate Majority Ldr confirms Dems intend to advance the constitutional amendment allowing a mid-decade gerryman (Original Post) In It to Win It Thursday OP
I'd rather see a Constitutional Amendment prohibiting gerrymandering altogether Martin Eden Thursday #1
Doesn't Virginia currently have one of those? 🤔 In It to Win It Thursday #2
Results would likely be worse with gerrymandering Martin Eden Thursday #3

Martin Eden

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1. I'd rather see a Constitutional Amendment prohibiting gerrymandering altogether
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 06:31 PM
Thursday

Which also mandates the redistricting of currently gerrymandered districts.

And while we're at it, let's abolish the Electoral College.

In It to Win It

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2. Doesn't Virginia currently have one of those? 🤔
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 06:49 PM
Thursday

I'm in Florida. We have a a constitutional amendment prohibiting gerrymandering, and it didn't help not one bit.

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