Theoretical Topic: Discreet voting

What if the Senate had discreet voting? No one would know for sure how any of the Senators actually voted.

Would more Senators vote as individuals and less as partisans?

Would this be a good thing?




Note: I don't think there's much benefit for discreet voting in the House. One vote almost never determines an outcome unlike in the Senate when it happens quite a bit. Plus, Senators work more closely with one another so discreet voting could potentially make it a little more functional. I say this as someone who likes built-in gridlock. A lot of Senators were in the House so most would have a voting record history to consider.