It is time to change our strategy for attaining statehood from a relatively quiet battle of persuasion on Capitol Hill to a creative, bold, and urgent demand presented to our entire nation and its judicial system to end this dictatorial relationship between Congress and the citizens of our nation's capital. 

I will work tirelessly to coordinate with DC citizens, government, businesses, and supporters of representative democracy nationwide to protect and improve our republican form of governance, not just for DC citizens but for a better democratic system for the entire country. 

DC Statehood will usher in a better functioning democracy, no longer mired in the minority-manufactured gridlock that suggests that wildly popular programs and laws cannot be enacted because of a lack of support. DC Statehood will break the gridlock and allow our government to root out corruption, protect our planet, reduce mass shootings, insulate our judicial system from political infiltration, and govern ourselves like mature adults committed to democracy.