McFeeters Responds to ALGOP decision on Tuberville’s residency

From Ken McFeeters

I am disappointed in the Alabama Republican Party’s ruling, but let’s be absolutely clear about what the ALGOP did—and did not—decide.

The ALGOP did not find that Senator Tuberville is domiciled in Alabama. It did not verify, investigate, or vet his residency. The Party merely stated that it was unwilling to examine the issue at all.

That decision places the Alabama Republican Party in a deeply troubling position. The practical effect of this ruling is that if a candidate is wealthy enough to purchase a small property and declare it a “domicile of convenience,” the residency requirements of the Alabama Constitution can simply be ignored.

In other words, the ALGOP has now set a precedent that you do not actually have to live in Alabama—or be domiciled here—to run for Governor. You only have to be rich.

This is disastrous for Alabama. It opens the door to a hostile takeover of our executive branch by out-of-state elites who can buy a house, pour tens of millions of dollars into a campaign, and claim eligibility while living elsewhere.

If this stands, Alabama’s Constitution becomes optional for the wealthy and meaningless for everyone else.

Senator Tuberville’s candidacy has already shifted power away from everyday Alabamians and toward the rich and politically connected. That may be his first act as a gubernatorial candidate—but it should concern every Republican who believes in the rule of law.

I am pursuing a legal challenge so the courts can compel the production of objective evidence—travel records, CC statements showing location of spending, financial records, tax filings, utilities, and other documentation—to determine whether Senator Tuberville has in fact been domiciled in Alabama for the required seven consecutive years.

In the court of public opinion, this issue is not going his way. Alabamians do not believe him. At this point, transparency is the only remedy. Senator Tuberville should either release the relevant records or step aside.

Republicans are supposed to be the good guys. We believe in accountability, equal application of the law, and respect for the Constitution. We are better than this.

Finally, while Senator Tuberville is handing our opponents ammunition, let me be clear: Doug Jones is no answer. After his Senate term, he lived and worked in Washington, D.C., and he does not meet the seven-year residency requirement either. Hypocrisy does not cure hypocrisy.

Alabama deserves leadership that actually lives here—and plays by the same rules as everyone else.

Ken McFeeters

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Editor’s note: Ken McFeeters is a qualified candidate in the May 19 GOP gubernatorial primary. He recently challenged Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s eligibility to run for Governor. That challenge was rejected by ALGOP.