Chain of command in the Jedi counsel
Rewatching the prequels and the Jedi counsels depiction in the movies confuses me more and more every time i rewatch. For context, I’ve been a die hard Star Wars nerd and fan for almost twenty years and grew up on EVERYTHING SW.
I’m in the military so I sort of frame Mace as the executive officer (second in command) of the counsel. Obviously with Yoda as the grandmaster of the order (and for an extremely long time).
Despite Yoda being the most revered Jedi maybe ever, Mace makes decisions for the counsel that the movie seems to depict Yoda not agreeing with. Mace does this in the presence of Yoda and I do not understand (1) why Mace feels he can do this and why (2) Yoda does not override him. My primary example of this is when Palpatine recommends Obi Wan and Anakin protect Padme in the start of AOTC. Mace unilaterally decides to this despite a “look” by Yoda.
Maybe this is described in the books or comics or extra lore I’m not familiar with. But something that bothers me and makes me hate Mace as a leader and character even more lol