> Negotiating and ratifying the deal are 2 separate things. Negotiating in secret is a non-issue and likely quite helpful. I don't agree, with secret negociati

> Negotiating and ratifying the deal are 2 separate things. Negotiating in secret is a non-issue and likely quite helpful. I don't agree, with secret negociations the ratifiers will be presented with a "accept everything" or "reject everything" choice, with a very strong political pressure for the former lest they throw away years of work. This tips the scale in favor of ultimate acceptance of the deal so that negociators can cram as much measures as they think will be accepted in the end. If the negociations were public, then each point could be publicly argued with a much lower cost to say "no" than the rejection of the whole treaty. Reminding the negociators from time to time who they work for might also be a nice side effect of publicity.