The House used this janky-looking, 1970s-style machine to impeach Trump

When members of the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump Wednesday, they did so in retro — yet high-tech — style. Well, sort of.

In August 2018, Congress got brand new electronic voting boxes installed throughout its chambers. These are machines that allow our representatives to insert their special congressional voter ID cards, and then vote Yea, Nay, or Present with the touch of a button, which electronically records their votes. 

Congress first installed electronic voting boxes in 1973. In the mid 1980s, the boxes got a touch of color when designers changed the buttons from all white to green, red, yellow, and blue (green is yea, red is, obviously, nay). Chic! Read more...