Amid the Redistricting Wars, N.J. can do an Unlikely Endzone Dance

New Jersey may miss out on all the fun – a penalty for doing things right.

Sounds odd, but in this case, it’s true.

The reference is to the current craze sweeping the country (sort of) over remapping congressional districts.

Democrats in Texas have literally fled the state – camping out in Democratic-run Illinois – to prevent Republicans from changing the make-up of state congressional districts to their benefit. Their absence prevents a quorum from being present.

Texas is not alone. Other Republican-run states like Indiana, Florida and South Carolina are threatening to do the same. South Carolina has merely one Democratic House member, but that apparently is too many for some.

So prompted, Democratic-run states such as California and New York are contemplating doing…