Illinois House speaker sued after Republican lawmakers ejected for not wearing masks – Center Square

Attorney Thomas DeVore, who has a temporary restraining order against the governor's mask mandates in schools, filed suit against House Speaker Emanual “Chris” Welch in Bond County Circuit Court. The lawsuit is on behalf of his state Rep. Blaine Whilhour and himself as an individual. “Speaker Welch has no authority whatsoever to place quarantine measures on the peoples’ representatives to keep them out of that chamber.”
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Zephyr Window
2 years ago

Get ready for the Race Card to be played in 5…..4……3……..

Fed up neighbor
2 years ago

Everyone remembers the show are you smarter than a 5th grader, well 5th graders could run Springfield and the state of Illinois far better than all these disgusting dysfunctional politicians in Springfield this is absolutely sickening and disheartening how are state is being run. We have a guy named Pritzker that throws a tantrum every time he is challenged and defeated thinking he is above and beyond the law and every signal person in Illinois because he has money, and as far as it goes for are legislators grow the hell up what is wrong with you people start handling… Read more »

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James
2 years ago

I’ll agree if you’ll make only one minor change. Insert the word “Trump” to replace “Pritzker.” Okay? Now, do the rest of you see what I mean about the arguments here. They are essentially the same story over and over again, but insert the person or party of your choice where the writer intended another name, and you’ll agree with his point of view.

Traice
2 years ago
Reply to  James

Trump lives rent free in your head. Oh, and now it’s coming out that Trump was right about so many things. I’d rather have a few mean tweets than to be dealing with 8% inflation, unsecured border and the current puppet in the White House.

debtsor
2 years ago
Reply to  James

Now you’re just doing this on purpose to troll. Didn’t you just write about acting like a two year old?

Pat S.
2 years ago
Reply to  James

I believe it’s called TDS, Trump Derangement Syndrome. Everything, absolutely EVERYTHING relates back to Trump.

Try therapy.

Aaron
2 years ago
Reply to  James

how will you cope when trump is elected in 2024?

debtsor
2 years ago
Reply to  Aaron

Like this:

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