THE ILLINOIS HOUSE VOTED THURSDAY TO EXPEL NINE REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS FOR REFUSING TO WEAR A MASK DURING SESSION.
CURRENT HOUSE RULES DICTATE THAT LEGISLATORS MUST MASK UP ON THE HOUSE FLOOR, BUT SOME G-O-P MEMBERS REFUSED TO COMPLY. REPRESENTATIVE LAKESIA COLLINS OF CHICAGO ASKED THAT THEY BE REMOVED AND WAS THEN PUSHED TO DEFEND HER REQUEST.
SOME G-O-P MEMBERS TAKING A STANCE THAT MASKS ARE NO LONGER NEEDED AND THAT THEY’VE NEVER HAD A SAY IN STATE COVID-19 MANDATES. THAT INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVE BLAINE WILHOUR OF EFFINGHAM.
HOUSE RULES REQUIRE MASKS TO BE WORN ON THE HOUSE FLOOR AND A VOTE WAS TAKEN TO REMOVE THOSE NOT COMPLYING.
