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human
ELI5: Why can't members of Congress and the Senate vote remotely?

Hello,

Allow me to begin by saying that it's my understanding that members of the US Senate and Congress are required to be present in the Assembly Room to cast a vote.  If this is incorrect, then I apologize and I'll go ahead and remove this post.

With that disclaimer, I recall a number of years ago when I visited DC as a kid, I went on a tour of Congress and the guide explained that members of Congress need to be present to cast a vote.  Now, back in the early 90s that made sense because in my mind, how else could they vote?

However, now that we have the telecommunication infrastructure that we do... why are members of Congress and the Senate still required to be present to vote?
gpt
Article 1, Section 5 of the Constitution specifically allows Congress to compel the attendance of absent members, and to determine the rules for proceedings, which presumably include in-person attendance. As for why they don't expand "attendance" to mean teleconferencing, it's probably because of tradition, and because it would look bad for a member of Congress to be able to vote while absent.