Ralph De La Cruz: Florida voters overwhelmingly voted for fundamental changes in how political boundaries are drawn. But when state senators unveiled their redistricting maps Monday, it simply looked like more of the same.

Ralph De La Cruz: The state legislature and Gov. Rick Scott pushed the constitutional envelope so far this past legislative session that you almost need a scorecard to keep up with the legal challenges it’s facing at taxpayer expense.

Ralph De La Cruz: State Sen. Alan Hays said in a Senate Reapportionment Committee meeting that Florida needs to make certain Hispanics are citizens because “many Hispanic-speaking people in Florida are not legal.”

Ralph De La Cruz: Republican leaders suggest they may be too busy balancing the budget and dealing with redistricting to pass an immigration bill in next year’s session.

Ralph De La Cruz: State lawmakers passed “statement” legislation last session about firearms, welfare and unions, and now Floridians are paying for those laws at the courthouse.

Ralph De La Cruz: As with class-size reduction, redistricting pits politicians against voters.