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Dinesh D'SouzaonX / Twitter5/10/2026
This is what the Left means when it uses the phrase “rule of law.” x.com/amandalitman/s…
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Analysis Summary
D'Souza is quote-tweeting Amanda Litman, who praised a plan to lower the mandatory retirement age for Virginia Supreme Court justices so the current judges would be forced out and replacement justices could rehear a redistricting case to get a different ruling. The underlying Litman tweet is real — she did call the tactic 'excellent creative thinking.' D'Souza's spin — that this is what 'the Left' means by rule of law — is opinion generalizing one activist's view to an entire political movement. Worth knowing: Litman runs Run for Something, a Democratic candidate recruitment group, and is one voice among progressives — many liberal legal scholars would also object to legislatures gaming retirement ages to flip court rulings.
Claims Analysis (2)
“Amanda Litman's proposal (lowering judicial retirement age to remove VA Supreme Court justices and rehear a redistricting case) represents what the Left means by 'rule of law'”
Litman's tweet endorsing the tactic is real and verifiable on X. D'Souza generalizes one progressive activist's view to 'the Left' broadly — that's commentary, not a factual claim.
“Litman endorsed lowering the retirement age of VA Supreme Court justices to force them out and rehear the redistricting decision”
Litman's own tweet confirms she called this 'excellent creative thinking' to overturn the redistricting ruling by forcing out justices and appointing new ones.
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