98 GOP senate supposedly looking into holding secret vote for Senate leader (twitter.com) posted 3 days ago by Ahaus667 3 days ago by Ahaus667 +99 / -1 19 comments share 19 comments share save hide report block hide replies
IIRC, the Senate was originally appointed not elected.
When the whole foundation of thing is about patronage, you aren't as concerned about transparency and voting records.