As of Sept. 18, “for the first time in centuries, lawmakers are no longer expected to suit up to conduct business on the U.S. Senate floor,” The New York Times announced in a Sept. 19 news story.

Specifically, Senator Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. (and the majority leader), “has established a new dress code, or rather, done away with the old one – allowing members to take a more business-casual approach to their workwear,” the NYT noted.

The change involved directing the Senate’s sergeant-at-arms that the previous policy — that all senators must be clad in business attire when on the floor — is no longer to be enforced.

In a statement, Schumer, who once again showed signs that he thinks he is truly enlightened, said the following:

 â€œThere has been an informal dress code that was enforced. Senators are able to choose what they wear on the Senate floor. I will continue to wear a suit.”

Positioned in the news section, the supposed NYT news story then opined the following:

“The modification is, in many ways, a bow to reality. In recent years, there have been plenty of senators who have departed from the suit-and-tie uniform that for decades was considered the only acceptable attire... It most clearly reflects the influence of Senator John Fetterman, the 6-foot-8, tattoed, first-term Democrat from Pennsylvania....”

To all of this foolishness, we say... not so fast... As this edition was headed to the printer, we saw a headline, “Now Dems are saying ‘nay’ to Senate’s relaxed dress code,” adding that Schumer’s new casual dress code “appears to be hanging on by a thread.”

Instead, let Fetterman, as every senator coming from the gym would do, toe-in and give a thumbs-up or thumbs-down to vote.