On the contrary. They can have all the deliberation they want but the votes need to be secret to avoid peer pressure, bullying, blackmail or coercion. In all th

On the contrary. They can have all the deliberation they want but the votes need to be secret to avoid peer pressure, bullying, blackmail or coercion. In all these cases, the juror is not following their conscience, which is supposed to be the whole point. It has been known for centuries that public voting is ripe for abuse.