Lou Antonelli for Congress
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Sept. 15, 2020
For Immediate Release
Lou Antonelli, the Libertarian Party nominee for Texas’ 4th Congressional District, calls on Texas Republican Party Chairman Allen West to acknowledge the party violated its own platform in nominating Pat Fallon for Congress.
A professional politician who was most recently a
state senator, Fallon was nominated to take Congressman John Ratcliffe’s place
on the ballot at a district convention Aug. 8 in Sulphur Springs after
Ratcliffe was named Director of National Intelligence by President Trump.
Fallon got the nod, despite questions about his
residency, and after some considerable arm twisting by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz at
the convention. Fallon lives in the Denton county portion of Prosper, an outer
suburb of Dallas, which is just outside the 4th's boundaries.
Even Wikipedia, the largest and most popular general
reference work on the World Wide Web, notes Fallon’s position: “Fallon's state
senate district includes much of the eastern portion of the congressional
district.”
However, regarding the 4th Congressional District,
Wikipedia continues: “While candidates for the House are only required to live
in the state they wish to represent, longstanding convention holds that they
live either in or reasonably close to the district they wish to represent.”
“What is more significant,” said Antonelli, “is that
Fallon has violated his own party’s platform by accepting the nomination.”
The Platform Plank on Candidate Eligibility (No.
178) states “A candidate running for office should be required to reside within
the geographical boundaries of the office sought.”
It can be viewed at https://www.texasgop.org/platform/
“There were many questions asked at the district
convention regarding Fallon’s residency, but they were brushed aside as Cruz
and Fallon bulldozed the convention,” said Antonelli.
Antonelli lives Clarksville in Red River County,
where he owns The Clarksville Times newspaper.
“While Fallon and I both grew up in Massachusetts, I
have lived in Texas longer, and more importantly, I actually live in the
district I am running to represent,” said Antonelli.
Antonelli challenged Fallon to a debate on Sept. 8,
2020. To date he has received no reply.
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