Washington Dem socialist congressional candidate calls for breaking into empty homes

Washington Democratic congressional candidate Rebecca Parson has a bold idea to get Congress to pass housing legislation: have a million people break into empty houses.

Parson, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, is running to represent Washington's 6th Congressional District. In a video ad, she outlined what she and her followers can do if she wins.

"Imagine I proposed a Housing for All Bill in Congress, Then imagine you, me, and a million of our friends took action and occupied empty houses nationwide. They couldn't ignore us," Parson says in the ad.

"No one has ever done anything like this," Parson continues. "That's why it's going to work."

Fox News reached out to Parson's campaign for details of the plan, but they did not immediately respond.

On the surface, the strategy appears to amount to trespass, a misdemeanor in Washington, although state law does say that it is a defense if the property is abandoned.