Because men in the Middle East are apparently incapable of controlling their own libidos, instead of taking measures that put that responsibility on them, the patriarchal cultures there had decided long ago that women should completely cover themselves in order not to tempt men.

Obviously the men would remain virtuous if they were not tempted or aroused by the sight of a woman’s exposed flesh, and this supplies a pretty good defense against a charge of rape.

“I was minding my own business having heavenly thoughts, when all of a sudden a gust of wind raised the hem of her garment, and, well, what could I to do? It is obviously her fault for not wearing tube socks.”

Men not only have no responsibility to control themselves, but they get a built in excuse to allow their behavior and get a free pass.

When it was discovered that Missouri House Speaker John Diehl was having a “sexually charged relationship” with a college freshman intern in a Missouri Capitol internship program, he resigned, and the internship program was shut down.

Text messages show that the Speaker, with a reputation as a hard-charging, deal-making politician who rose in House leadership to the second-most powerful job in the Statehouse, was carrying on a rather sexually charged sexting affair with the intern who seemed to take some pleasure in the secret association.

The intern had told close friends that she had an ongoing relationship with Diehl.

Although much of the exchange dealt with boring speeches and  dull chatter, some of it dealt with what could be considered sexually suggestive, including hopes that they could meet up.

When he resigned, Diehl stated:
“I take full responsibility for my actions and am truly sorry to those I let down. I apologize for the poor judgment I displayed that put me and those closest to me in this situation. I also regret that the woman has been dragged into this situation. The buck stops here. I ask for forgiveness. I will begin immediately working to restore the trust of those closest to me, and getting back to the important work that is required in the final days of session.”

Missouri Southern, which has held the intern program for the past 20 years, had withdrawn its four interns this past spring because of an unspecified incident.

Richard Miller, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Missouri Southern admitted:
“This is the first time we have pulled all the interns. Usually, when something happens, it is a problem with the interns themselves, but that was not the situation this year.”

Some of the exchanges included such questionable ones as:
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After receiving a picture of the intern in a bikini, Diehl texted, “Damn girl…Nice. I want to see more”

Diehl: “Laying in bed looking at your pic.”                                                 Intern: “Mmmmm why can’t I be there.”

One obvious reason would be that Diehl lives with his wife and three sons in Town and Country, Missouri.

Obviously, a 49 year old elected official texting in this way with a college freshman intern needs to be addressed, and, if possible, policies put in place that could prevent this in the future.

The Missouri Republicans, subsequent to Diehl’s resignation, proposed such a policy, but rather than focusing on getting their own members to behave professionally with young staffers, they originally decided that such problems would be avoided if interns had a stricter dress code.

Republican Representative Bill Kidd suggested that an intern dress code was needed, and he was seconded by Republican Nick King who explained:
“We need a good, modest, conservative dress code for both the males and females, Removing one more distraction will help everyone keep their focus on legislative matters.”

Calling it for what it is, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill sent a letter stating this approach “reeks of a desire to avoid holding fully accountable those who would prey upon young women and men seeking to begin honorable careers in public service.”

Social media jumped all over the “it’s the responsibility of interns not that of the politicians” approach.

As a result, Todd Richardson, a Poplar Bluff Republican and new House Speaker, released a statement killing the dress code move in which he said that the group working on the solution “did not recommend, and the House will not be implementing, changes to the dress code as the House already has in place a code that applies to all members, staff and interns equally”.

Republican Kevin Engler, who is now in charge of crafting a policy to prevent events like this, suggested changes to lawmakers which included ideas like a minimum number of college credit hours and GPA for participation, mandatory training for interns and supervisors, and the creation of an ombudsman program.

He also suggested mandatory sexual harassment training and protocols along with formal code of ethics for legislators, but still, the majority of solutions hold the intern to being sexual temptations that must be controlled

Perhaps, legislators should just be told, and held to not sending sexually explicit text to interns.