The petition is meant to remove the current colonial status of the island.

The petition is meant to remove the current colonial status of the island.
In the past elections of 2012 Our people Vote to abolish
the Common Wealth which is under the clause of the congress
of the United States of America. We choose to reject Colonial system.
at the same time it was a second question asking our people which system
they want to replace the colonial status. Independence, Sovereign nation in free association with the United States.
And the the Statehood. The Statehood went favored with 834,191 (%61.1)
followed by Free association with 454,768 (33.34%) and in the last
place was the independence with 74,895 (5.49%). As this shows our people vote
choosing the Statehood