Senate Majority leader is not a Constitutionally defined position. It was born out of Senate tradition. Therefore, it is not subject to election beyond internal Senate membership.
It made voting in good & conservatives senators MUCH more important & put in much more conservative senators since there were more votes in red counties for conservative state senators.
Public voting en mass (ie democracy vs republic) for centralized positions historically has always been a bad move down the road from what I understood speaking with my grandfather & father on how things used to be about 20 years ago (ie discussions between 20-35 years ago shaped my political opinions).
Grandpa was a Democrat & his son (my dad) changed when he realized that Republicans were the ones who actually did what the Democrats claimed in the 1970s.
Voting en mass almost always goes to the campaign with the best marketing & largest dollar funds. Voting one electors/delegates who will study out the issues & vote true to what the local community needs almost always ends up with an overwhelming conservative majority.
This is why I am grateful we still have the Electoral College, even though it has deviated greatly from what it was originally intended to do.
The 17th Amendment comes to mind. Makes removal much harder.
Senate Majority leader is not a Constitutionally defined position. It was born out of Senate tradition. Therefore, it is not subject to election beyond internal Senate membership.
Senators used to be chosen by state Senators.
It made voting in good & conservatives senators MUCH more important & put in much more conservative senators since there were more votes in red counties for conservative state senators.
Public voting en mass (ie democracy vs republic) for centralized positions historically has always been a bad move down the road from what I understood speaking with my grandfather & father on how things used to be about 20 years ago (ie discussions between 20-35 years ago shaped my political opinions).
Grandpa was a Democrat & his son (my dad) changed when he realized that Republicans were the ones who actually did what the Democrats claimed in the 1970s.
Voting en mass almost always goes to the campaign with the best marketing & largest dollar funds. Voting one electors/delegates who will study out the issues & vote true to what the local community needs almost always ends up with an overwhelming conservative majority.
This is why I am grateful we still have the Electoral College, even though it has deviated greatly from what it was originally intended to do.
But what if they want a new person??