Elected officials do not hold town halls for campaign purposes. They are meant to be an official act to address actual constituents. They are not for fundraising or rallying.

I think the main point is that non-republicans are still forced to pay taxes, but the elected official is denying those people representation. If he wants to hold a non-republican only event for equal representation, then that’s a really dumb way to do it, but at least is closer to acceptable.

It’s the “taxation without representation” thing, not the “blocking a demographic from their private event” thing.