Seven Illinois Republicans are holding a town hall at Christ’s Church in Effingham to oppose ISBE’s proposed rules. The sign says the rules would ask teachers to “embrace and encourage progressive viewpoints” and “divisive, far-left politics.” pic.twitter.com/VSun454Jfr

— Mark Maxwell (@MarkMaxwellTV) February 9, 2021

Senator Darren Bailey says, “Truth is being tossed out the door by our Governor and the people that are attempting to be in charge of our educational process.”

“Whatever a teacher believes or thinks is going to be expelled in the classroom. Friends, that’s dangerous.”

— Mark Maxwell (@MarkMaxwellTV) February 9, 2021

A man in a camouflage jacket takes the mic and identifies himself as a soon-to-be-former bus driver because he refuses to wear a mask while driving kids to school. “The mask is a control issue only, in my opinion.”

He’s right. The mask controls the spread of the virus.

— Mark Maxwell (@MarkMaxwellTV) February 9, 2021

Rep. Chris Miller calls the ISBE rules “counter-cultural curriculum” that are “attacking our faith, attacking our family, and it’s attacking our freedom.”

He says, “One thing the enemy knows, if he can destroy the foundation, the family crumbles.”

— Mark Maxwell (@MarkMaxwellTV) February 9, 2021

A second person asks how they can recall Governor Pritzker.

Rep. Blaine Wilhour says the recall process is too weak, and says there aren’t many options to remove Pritzker that aren’t “…short of completely egregious,” he chuckles. “And that won’t even work.”

— Mark Maxwell (@MarkMaxwellTV) February 9, 2021