Spittoons and Quills But No Laptops,Please

摘要

BACK IN 1914,Representative Allan Walsh of New Jersey had a revolutionary idea.Walsh,an electrical engineer by training,suggested that the House allow its members to vote electronically.His plan was referred to the House Rules Committee-and buried for 56 years.The House entered the 20th century in 1970 when it unveiled a newfangled computerized system for voting.Across the Capitol,however,the Senate stubbornly clings to its 18th century sensibilities.