Despite attempts by Texas’ Democratic lawmakers to stall the redistricting plan pushed by state Republicans, the Texan legislature passed a bill that could result in up to five seats changing from blue to red. Gov. Greg Abbott said he would sign it into law “swiftly.”

Texas Republicans and California Democrats are both banking on Latinos to make their gambits successful. That's understandable but dangerous. If ever a voting bloc fulfills the cliché that to assume something makes an ass out of you and me,

It all amounts to the opening salvo in what is likely to become a national showdown to grasp power through gerrymandering.