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All of these positions that are being voted on by the Republican and Democratic caucus(es), one like Majority Leader, Minority Leader, minority whip (now THAT's a San Francisco values name if I ever heard one), and so on. Are they "official" as in either constitutional or federal law positions or just traditional from House or Senate rules? It seems like the Speaker (a constitutional office) and the Senate Majority Leader (also constitutional?? or it that just the President of the Senate - which is the VPOTUS and the President Pro Tem) get to name their committee chairs. But these other Party Leadership positions are voted on... so my question is "Why is that?" Why not let the four party leaders (majority and minority - House and Senate) simply name whoever they want for these other jobs. They pretty much get to hand out a lot of the assignments, why not all of the jobs?
Not looking for a discussion of candidates for any of these positions, only an education as to how things came to be the way they are now... and has it always been that way... and what keeps it from changing?
Thanks.
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