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For over two centuries, the United States Senate had a reputation as the โ€œworldโ€™s greatest deliberative bodyโ€ where formal dress within the upper chamber was protocol. This changed when Senate Majority Leader Democrat Chuck Schumer announced that the longstanding and unspoken rules of formal dress will no longer be enforced.

Schumerโ€™s abolition of a dress code is another stain for the New York senator to go along with threatening the Supreme Court and equating January 6th with Pearl Harbor.

Forget tradition and etiquette, the Senate has devolved into a hotbed of Democrats who bow to woke neo-Marxism. Break out the hoodies as this is Schumerโ€™s way of honoring the late Sen. Robert Byrd, while securing Sen. John Fettermanโ€™s vote.

Prior to Schumerโ€™s decree, Fetterman was voting from the Senateโ€™s doorway but no more. Last week, sporting a G. Gordon Liddy mustache that seemed more suited for a character in The Far Side, Fetterman presided over the Senate in short-sleeves and shorts. Fettermanโ€™s apparel is fit for the locker room not Congress. Dressing like an adolescent is contempt for the office and the people he represents. Schumer has no more regard for the Senate decorum and dignity than does Fetterman. 

The Biden administration has appointed two men in dresses to senior positions, so you could argue Fetterman is just following suit โ€“ minus the suit. Democrats constantly lament about white, male privilege but have changed the protocol for a white, male who would be just as comfortable in an orange jump suit. 

Gone is any pride of appearance and where standards of professionalism and propriety are disdained. Once upon a time in America, casual dress was for weekends and tailgating. Now it is everyday wear in the U.S. Senate.

Our nation is dying a death by 1,000 cuts and dismissing the dress code only turns up the heat in the boiling frogs of our societal decline, where every vestige of American culture is under assault.

Forget the powdered wigs and Brooks Brothers suits, nothing inspires more confidence amongst elected officials than the homeless chic of a hoodie and flip-flops. Today, self-indulgence is prized over self-restraint. For many, Sundayโ€™s best, for the few who still worship God, means jeans, t-shirts, and sneakers. 

Decorum has this profound influence in sustaining civility and respect. Such expectations can be found throughout the institutions and professions that inspire our confidence. We want to be respected but no longer think we need to look and act respectable. Your profession matters, but what also matters is how you comport yourself and how you are perceived not just here at home but abroad.

Decorum and modesty count. 

Proof was found by a New York Post reporter who fashioned the Fetterman look of baggy shorts and a hoodie and attempted to gain entry to some of New York Cityโ€™s finer restaurants. 

He was turned away every time. 

As America laments over which bathroom to use, one aspiring politician is using a pornographic website to generate campaign funds. One Democrat candidate for Virginiaโ€™s House of Delegates performed a series of sex acts and requested money for each sexual act, saying she was โ€œraising money for a good cause.โ€ One pundit claimed it was โ€œa breakthrough in small-donor outreach.โ€ 

A recent Department of Veterans Affairs training video (below) instructs staff to confirm that men can get pregnant and encourages them to refer to a pre-born baby as an โ€œembryoโ€ or โ€œfetusโ€ and a mother as a โ€œveteranโ€ or โ€œperson.โ€ The unrelenting assault on traditional standards is the norm. The only thing the ancient Romans have on us is less obesity.

Throughout the 20th century in corporate, political, and homegrown America, it was jackets and ties. Recall those sepia toned photos from the 1920โ€™s through the 1960โ€™s of men watching baseball in suits while wearing fedoras. It represented a dignity that all Americans regardless of race, creed, or gender understood.

In academia, business, or the Senate, your dress conveys authority for the wearer and the occasion.

There are plenty of folks who see absolutely nothing wrong with this behavior as Democrats pander to the lowest common denominator. Fetterman is a bona fide 21st century Democrat. 

It seems impossible to embarrass a Democrat.

At least Fetterman hasnโ€™t showed up in a Speedo โ€“ yet.

Greg Maresca
Greg Maresca
Greg Maresca is a New York City native and U.S. Marine Corps veteran who writes for TTC. He resides in the Pennsylvania Coal Region. His work can also be found in The American Spectator, NewsBreak, Daily Item, Republican Herald, Standard Speaker, The Remnant Newspaper, Gettysburg Times, Daily Review, The News-Item, Standard Journal and more.

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