Happy Friday my friends!

I have very surprising but very good news to share with you!

After Virginia Democrats attempted to gerrymander their maps and actually got it passed into law, it looked like Virginia would shift to nearly an entirely Democrat state.

But this morning the Virginia State Supreme Court struck down that law in a move most did not see coming.

Take a look:

The move is rightly being called a “huge blow to Democrats.”

Local ABC7 had more details:

After nearly two weeks, the Virginia Supreme Court has struck down a Democrat-led measure to redraw the commonwealth’s congressional districts.

The measure, which voters approved by a narrow margin in a special election last month, would have eliminated all but one Republican district in the state, giving the Virginia delegation an 10 to one Democratic advantage in the House of Representatives.

Currently, Virginia is represented by six Democrats and five Republicans.

The court ruled, in an opinion written by Justice D. Arthur Kelsey, that the state’s Democratic-led legislature violated procedural requirements when it placed the constitutional amendment on the ballot to authorize the mid-decade redistricting.

“This violation irreparably undermines the integrity of the resulting referendum vote and renders it null and void,” the court said in its opinion.

The ruling was split four to three, with Chief Justice Cleo Elaine Powell issuing the dissent.

“Today the majority has broadened the meaning of the word ‘election,’ as used in the Virginia Constitution, to include the early voting period. This is in direct conflict with how both Virginia and federal law define an election,” she wrote. “I respectfully disagree with the majority’s conclusion that the General Assembly did not strictly comply with Virginia’s constitutional requirements. For this reason, I must respectfully dissent.”

Shortly after the ruling came down, reaction started pouring in from across the political spectrum.

Senate Republican Leader Ryan T. McDougle applauded the decision.

“The Supreme Court ruling today affirms what we all know: you cannot violate the Constitution to change the Constitution. The Justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia, after careful and thorough review of this matter, affirmed that even the General Assembly must follow the law. This ruling is not a partisan one – it is a constitutional one. The rule of law is the foundation of our Commonwealth, and today it has been upheld. Every Virginian wins,” he said in a statement.

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If you want to read the entire ruling, you can find it on the official VA Supreme Court website here:  https://www.vacourts.gov/static/opinions/opnscvwp/1260127.pdf

HUGE WIN!

President Trump celebrated the big win here:

And Democrats are in full meltdown mode, which really tells you all you need to know.

See here:

How does that sound?

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