Why the ‘secret ballot’ B.S. for Senate leader?

[beautress]

Shouldn’t we the people know which senators we should hold accountable for their vote?
This seems like some backwards shit with no transparency.

Thune wins secret ballot to become new Senate GOP leader, succeeding McConnell

After receiving a majority of conference votes, the newly selected leader will assume the role in January.

www.foxnews.com

The Congresscritters we voted into office make the laws, and we agreed to honor the laws by letting the majority have their say.

 

[Moonglow]

Exactly…Where’s the democracy?

Senators using secret ballots is a form of democracy for the republicans.

 

[BrokeLoser]

The Congresscritters we voted into office make the laws, and we agreed to honor the laws by letting the majority have their say.

I get that…but can you think of a reason voters would prefer to be less informed about what their elected officials are up to? jwoodie seems like he prefers not to know who voted for who…that seems like an odd preference to me.