peter, the 15th is the right to vote. not the right to representation you'll notice. the rich have bought the past three elections by gerrymandering districts, making it harder for minorities to vote, and instilling a sense of apathy in voters so we get mayors, governors, congressmen and presidents elected by 7%, in los angeles, to 27%, trump, of the eligible voters. this is not democracy by any stretch. do not expect politicians to ever consider representation voting, where everyone is represented because that would mean that the top two vote getters in the district represent the district and most of the people in that district. mandatory voting might help.