{"id":118,"date":"2026-09-27T23:43:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T23:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arjun4anc.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=118"},"modified":"2026-09-28T20:47:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:47:55","slug":"sovereignty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arjun4anc.com\/?p=118","title":{"rendered":"Sovereignty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a5aed71d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top sticky-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arjun4anc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-319\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arjun4anc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.arjun4anc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.arjun4anc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.arjun4anc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-720-d-5-b-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">DC deserves to be recognized for what it is: a state. Until then, I&#8217;ll work to make sure our rights are respected and our residents are protected from federal overreach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-720-d-5-b-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>As commissioner, I will:<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-custom-720-d-5-b-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3\">\n<li>Stand up for DC home rule by passing ANC resolutions and testifying against congressional efforts to overturn laws DC residents and our elected leaders have passed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep a close eye on federal activity in our district and share regular, verified updates so residents know what&#8217;s happening on their own blocks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connect neighbors with know-your-rights information and legal aid, so everyone knows what to do if they&#8217;re approached by federal agents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arjun4anc.com\/#priorities\">&lt;&lt; BACK TO PRIORITIES<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DC deserves to be recognized for what it is: a state. Until then, I&#8217;ll work to make sure our rights are respected and our residents are protected from federal overreach. As commissioner, I will:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-priorities"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arjun4anc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arjun4anc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arjun4anc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arjun4anc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arjun4anc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=118"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/www.arjun4anc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":356,"href":"https:\/\/www.arjun4anc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118\/revisions\/356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arjun4anc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arjun4anc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arjun4anc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}