The Democratic controlled Senate abolished its dress code in order to accommodate John Fetterman, who refuses to comply with it.
Fetterman has been afflicted with some sort of health crisis. Supposedly restricting his ability to dress like a slob would impair his recovery.
If that is true, the answer is not to change the standard. It's for Fetterman to change jobs.
Indeed, Fetterman likely ought to anyhow. He suffered a stroke during his campaign and went into depression, apparently, shortly after starting to serve. Since that time he's come to the Senate, supposedly recovering, but dressing like a complete slob in hoodies. The other day, he was wearing shorts and a work shirt. Any functioning adult would know that this was not dignified dress for what is supposed to be a dignified line of work.
Not that this decline is new. It's been going on all over society for decades now. The January 6 hearings helped emphasize it when witnesses showed up dressed liked slobs.
Clothes are, of course, symbols of sorts. And while those affecting the dress, as they so often do, of toddlers may feel that they're striking a blow for "comfort", they're actually indicating that nothing is serious and standards don't matter. This has become the case throughout our society in all sorts of ways.
The dress code should be restored. And not only in the Senate.
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