Montana Statehouse
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A Montana Republican made news earlier this month when he introduced a measure that would ban yoga pants, but his GOP colleagues have flooded the legislative session with more than a dozen similarly wacky bills.

GOP lawmakers have proposed bills to establish a uniformed state militia, exempt ammunition manufacturers from taxes to encourage them to make more bullets, allow hunting with silencers, nullify all federal gun laws, and allow concealed weapons to be carried on college campuses, in banks, and anywhere alcohol is served.

Legislators set dress code guidelines in December that reminded women lawmakers to “be sensitive to skirt lengths and necklines,” and one Democrat said a Republican colleague looked at her clothing and told her he was glad to see she was dressed appropriately.

Republicans have also proposed measures that would allow teachers to present “alternative” theories to evolution, and one bill would prohibit the state Board of Education from establishing math and reading standards while another would rescind existing standards.

State Rep. […]