Missouri legislators consider intern dress code

And why would they consider such a thing, you may wonder?

JEFFERSON CITY — Lawmakers are weighing in with their suggestions on how to best improve the Missouri House intern policy, and one early notion being kicked around is establishing an intern dress code.

The idea was greeted with disdain by Democrats, and set off a firestorm on social media, with critics arguing that it was victim blaming that would do nothing to address the problem of sexual harassment.

Rep. Kevin Engler, a Farmington Republican, was chosen to lead the effort to craft a new policy after House Speaker John Diehl was forced to resign following revelations by The Star that he exchanged sexually suggestive texts with a 19-year-old House intern. Two months later, Sen. Paul LeVota, an Independence Democrat, announced his resignation after two interns accused him of sexual harassment.

oh, those saucy temptress interns…