Not a big fan of religion, but of equality.

religious freedom and equality, despite being an atheist. My freedom from religion depends on that.

Did not realize that was the history or, frankly, even an issue. Find it stunning that it took a Muslim woman to make it right again. Wonder if Jewish men will actually start wearing their kippah? (Just learned that term, as well) That would be one thing that would stand out in the Republican's photo ops.

It is a new day...thanks to all these new, young, minority, female, energetic and groundbreaking voters, resulting in same as members of the House.

Said another way, has there ever been a Congressman who usually wore a kippah but did not on the House floor?

As best I can tell, the purpose of the rule was to prevent male Congressman from wearing hats in the chamber. From internet research, wearing hats in the chamber was thought to be a British parliamentary tradition when the rule passed in 1837.

https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1800-1850/The-debate-over-the-rule-to-ban-hats-on-the-House-Floor/

You would think that in the years since 1837, surely some Congressman would have worn a kippah in the chamber.

to stop wearing those ridiculous toupees.

On the one hand, it's definitely good that keeping somebody else's invisible friend happy doesn't dictate their attire.

On the other hand, it's actually rather sad that their own invisible friend does.

What a person wears on his or her head is totally up to them, as far as I'm concerned. What I like is that an old patriarchal, religious rule is going away with this change. All the better.

But the right to wear silly clothes and waste large chunks of your life performing silly rituals is better observed in the breach than in the observance. However important it may be that they're not prevented from doing so, it's always sad to see somebody actually do it.

I'm sure I do, as well, in the eyes of some. I would rather that my personal silliness not be objected to by others, in favor of their own silliness.

Excelsior.

I'm for the windmill!