At the beginning of the legislative session in 2017, legislators were handed a copy of the official State House policy on sexual harassment. They were asked to read the policy, and sign a form saying they’d read it. They weren’t asked to surrender their guns or burn a U.S. flag. They were just asked to read the policy and sign a form saying they’d read it.
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