According to the principle I have already stated, elections for members of Parliament should enjoy the protection of secrecy, which they do not, while the representative in Parliament should be held to vote in such a way that his constituents may know what he does, and this is the English rule.
He discusses the principle that elections for Parliament members should be secret, while representatives should vote openly for accountability.
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