The State of Montana has found it necessary to issue a dress code for members of the legislature.

No, seriously.  It’s like high school.

You have to wonder how the female members of the Montana Lege were dressed when this Call of the Modesty Police was issued.

For women, “a suit or dress slacks, skirt, jacket, and dress blouse or suit-like dress” are appropriate. However, “flip-flops, tennis shoes, and open-toed sandals” are not allowed.

Additionally women are warned to be “sensitive to skirt lengths and necklines.”

I do not know what being sensitive to hemlines is.

I don’t.  Does that mean you have to cry when your hemline is longer than all the other girls?

And, they have flip flops in Montana?  How do their feet not freeze?  I mean, there’s frozen tundra in Montana.

Now, in case you were wondering … yes, the document was prepared by the incoming Republican male house speaker.  You know, the guys who think a “nanny state” is bad and believe in personal responsibility.  Yeah, those guys.

The House minority whip, Jenny Eck, speaks …

Eck said the dress code singles out women for admonishment if they’re not sensitive to skirt lengths and necklines.

“That phrase is right out of the 19th century as far as I’m concerned,” Eck said. “Women can be trusted to get up in the morning and dress appropriately. How would it be enforced? Would the sergeant of arms be the clothes police checking our skirt lengths and cleavage? “

Hey, at least they revised it from burkas.

Thanks to Deb for the heads up.