In explaining my frustration with the decisions of the SC to my granddaughter, 20, I found that her questions led us both to the structural changes you list, specifically removing the power of the leader of the Senate to decide what deserves a vote, and limiting the terms of the SC judges. She doesn't have the accumulation of frustrations that I do, so her suggested solutions were, to her, obvious. Why not?
I'm impressed that she thought of limiting the power of the Majority Leader. BTW the same sorts of issues occur with the Speaker of the House. In both cases the power is vast, and most of it goes unnoticed. Congratulations on a savvy granddaughter.
In explaining my frustration with the decisions of the SC to my granddaughter, 20, I found that her questions led us both to the structural changes you list, specifically removing the power of the leader of the Senate to decide what deserves a vote, and limiting the terms of the SC judges. She doesn't have the accumulation of frustrations that I do, so her suggested solutions were, to her, obvious. Why not?
I'm impressed that she thought of limiting the power of the Majority Leader. BTW the same sorts of issues occur with the Speaker of the House. In both cases the power is vast, and most of it goes unnoticed. Congratulations on a savvy granddaughter.