In the preceding Comment, it is alleged that a "hidden loophole'' in the pr
oof of Hara's theorem has been found, which purportedly invalidates the con
clusions of the paper commented upon. I show that there is no such loophole
in the constituent quark model, and that the "countenxample" presented in
the Comment is not gauge invariant. [S0556-2821(99)05301-1].