Leftist streamer calls violent revolution 'inevitable' as Democrats explode over Virginia court decision

But Democratic lawmakers and commentators alike have framed the Supreme Court's ruling as an act going against the will of the people. Hasan Piker, a popular leftist streamer who has espoused antisemitic rhetoric and campaigns with congressional candidates, accused the Virginia Supreme Court of denying the results of the state's redistricting referendum.

Kaine also echoed Piker's sentiment that the ruling "eviscerates" the Voting Rights Act.

"The decision to overturn an entire election is an unprecedented and undemocratic action that cannot stand," Jeffries said in a statement.

"MAGA Republicans have adopted voter suppression as a strategy, as also evidenced by far-right extremists on the Supreme Court gutting the Voting Rights Act to open the door to a Jim Crow-like attack on Black representation across the American South," Jeffries continued.

Meanwhile, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates Don Scott took a more pragmatic approach, saying he respects the high court's ruling.

"We respect the court. But we will keep fighting for a democracy where voters - not politicians - have the final say. Because in Virginia, power still belongs to the people."

As Democrats describe the Virginia Supreme Court's ruling as a violation of the Voting Rights Act, Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters, who spearheaded the lawsuit over the maps, said Virginia's ruling was not based on politics but on the "rule of law."

"Democrats just learned that when you try to rig elections, you lose," said Chairman Gruters. "The RNC led the charge in court against this blatant power grab, where Virginia Democrats poured more than $66 million into an effort to lock in control and silence voters. We took them to court, and we won."