Democrats Decide the Virginia Supreme Court is a "Threat to Democracy"

In this episode of 'Making the Argument with Nick Freitas,' the host delivers a fiery critique of the Virginia Democratic Party's reaction to a Virginia Supreme Court ruling that invalidated a controversial gerrymander. The court, in a 4-3 decision authored by Justice Arthur Kelsey, found the process for amending the state constitution unconstitutional—specifically due to the timing of the referendum during an ongoing intervening election, the use of partisan language, and failure to provide adequate notice. Despite the court's legal reasoning rooted in constitutional process, Democrats reacted with outrage, calling the decision a 'threat to democracy.' Freitas argues that their response—planning to lower the mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices from 73 to 54, retire all current justices, and replace them with liberal appointees—is not a defense of democracy but a naked power grab. He contrasts this with the principle of a constitutional republic, where laws and processes matter more than the will of the moment. The episode also critiques Democratic judicial philosophy as activist and outcome-driven, in contrast to originalist interpretation, and warns that if Virginia succeeds in packing the court, it will set a dangerous precedent for other states. Freitas underscores the hypocrisy in Democrats claiming to uphold the 'will of the people' while violating constitutional procedures to achieve it, and warns that this erosion of legal tradition threatens the very foundation of American governance.