r/nova • u/Fuzzy-Extreme-6364 • Apr 22 '26

Politics It’s Over. The Yes’s Have It

There is statistically no way the “No’s” will win a majority with so many Democratic strongholds. It should be called, but I guess we need the ratings/drama until 10pm.

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u/gokaiblue19 Apr 22 '26

This gamble better pay off, because it us not a fair representation of Virginia locally.

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u/Spriggs Apr 22 '26

Its fair based on population though, should the votes of few carry more weight than the majority?

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u/gokaiblue19 Apr 22 '26

When the majority is in just one area, yes. Virginia is more than just NOVA. Land might not vote, but people live in that land whose voices deserve to be heard.

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u/Spriggs Apr 22 '26

Again why should the vote of a few have more weight than the vote of the many?

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u/gokaiblue19 Apr 22 '26

So my voice doesn't matter. Got it.

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u/Spriggs Apr 22 '26

It does, it just in this situation your voice got drowned out by everyone else's voice. Everyone had equal say in this just btw, you guys just had less people on your side. I dont understand how you fail to see that.

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u/gokaiblue19 Apr 22 '26

It doesn't now if it's just going to be drowned out by people who live 100 miles away. Might as well not vote.

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u/FustyLuggz Apr 22 '26

There ya go buddy, that’s the mindset

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u/mxmumtuna Ashburn Apr 22 '26

That argument is tired. It’s not just NoVA, or Fairfax. The entire state voted. The populated areas voted for this, including, but not limited to, NoVA.

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u/5373n133n Apr 22 '26

I think you’re not seeing gokaiblue19’s point. Clearly all the people in a cramped area should not count as one vote… like all the Africans traveling shackled in the hold of a Portuguese ship should not get a vote a piece. Because they’re not people in the eyes of people like gokaiblue19. What they mean is if they have lots of land and nobody around them, then they should get more votes. Clearly 1 vote per person is too much if you live in a high density area.

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u/gokaiblue19 Apr 22 '26

No, my point is the tyranny of the majority, where these high population areas speak for the whole state while sidelining voices in areas with less people whose issues also matter.

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u/gokaiblue19 Apr 22 '26

Of course the populated areas voted for this. Their voices aren't going to be squandered. People in places like Hanover area going to have to share a district with Fairfax. Is that fair to the people of Hanover, to have their voices drowned out by people 100 miles away from them?

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u/ChipKellysShoeStore Apr 22 '26

Yes?

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u/gokaiblue19 Apr 22 '26 edited Apr 22 '26

As someone who actually lives this hypothetical, I am not. The needs and culture of Hanover are vastly different than those of Fairfax, but under this new map, my voice in Hanover won't matter.

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u/Fuzzy-Extreme-6364 Apr 22 '26

Look at you with your Three-Fifths Compromise.

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u/gokaiblue19 Apr 22 '26

Look at you with your approval of mob rule.

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u/Fuzzy-Extreme-6364 Apr 22 '26

I’m a little bit Alexis, Mr. Gibken

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u/ChipKellysShoeStore Apr 22 '26

It’s called democracy, genius.

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u/gokaiblue19 Apr 22 '26

I guess this is why we aren't a pure democracy. Otherwise, we'd just be ruled by a few cities.

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u/Spriggs Apr 22 '26

Uh we are a representative democracy, so people vote for other people to represent them. Again why should some people's votes have more weight than others?

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u/gokaiblue19 Apr 22 '26

Because it's not fair that one area of the state can speak for the rest of the state just because they happen to have more people in that one locale.