Neither statehood nor retrocession are top priorities by Democrats or Republicans. Neither statehood nor retrocession is generally seen as a legislative priority by either party. Neither Mountbatten nor Pakistan favoured this retrocession. From 1840 to 1846, Alexandrians petitioned Congress and the Virginian legislature to approve retrocession. However, the idea of "Taiwan retrocession" is in dispute. The Virginia legislature, however, did not immediately accept the retrocession offer. However, the Virginia legislature did not immediately accept the retrocession offer. Chen proclaimed 25 October to be Retrocession Day. The Virginia portion was given back in 1847, a process known as "retrocession". The court, however, did not rule on the core constitutional matter of the retrocession. The ROC proclaimed Taiwan Retrocession Day on October 25, 1945. On the next day, Chen Yi proclaimed Taiwan Retrocession Day. The General Assembly approved the retrocession on March 13, 1847. Custis initially opposed the retrocession, but later spoke in support of it. The retrocession is considered by some to definitively mark the end of the British Empire.