Fetterman’s slovenliness and the demise of standards

The United States Senate, once known as the “world’s greatest deliberative body,” now permits its members to grace its chamber floor wearing whatever clothes -- no matter how casual or unprofessional -- they happen to fancy on any given day. Following Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-New York) decision last week to have the sergeantat- arms cease enforcing the Senate’s longst...

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