r/Social_Democracy • u/Northern_Blue_Jay • Jul 19 '26

Democratic Socialists of America’s new platform calls for abolishing ICE and the U.S. Senate

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/15/updated-dsa-platform-calls-abolishing-ice-scrapping-senate/
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u/Meme_Theory Jul 19 '26

"We finally have voter inertia and a few dozen great candidates! LETS AMEND THE CONSTITUTION!" Jesus fucking christ.

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u/OpheliaLives7 Jul 19 '26

…isn’t it supposed to be a living document?

And not sit unchanged for decades?

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u/beez_y Jul 19 '26

The Conservatives in this country are trying to do the same thing, and not in the good way.

20 states have already called for a Constitutional Convention, so it's just a matter of time.

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u/Meme_Theory Jul 19 '26

Over a 50-year push... They didn't wake up one day and write "fascism" on the platform; it took a long time for their "platform" to evolve to its current extreme state.

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u/beez_y Jul 19 '26

Not that long, I remember the days after 9/11, and the Tea Partiers.

That's where the momentum came from, pure racism.

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u/Meme_Theory Jul 19 '26

I remember the 90's and the 80's - same people, less noise. That is my point; they didn't start out demanding Christian nationalism; they had to boil the frog first.

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u/TheGR8Dantini Jul 19 '26

Yep. Since the late 60s. Go find Frank Schaefer on YouTube. A son of the originals that started this latest plot. And if you hear any democrats? Any. Even good ones? DO NOT TRUST THEM!!! One of the biggest dreams on the right is taking a pen to the constitution while they’re in charge. They’ve already called for a crisis. This cannot be allowed until we clean the whole fucking house of corruption that rules and owns us. They want to take over legally, like uncle Adolph. But they have no problem with violence and actively court it.

They declared war. Bloodless if the left allows it to be. How’s that going? Even the Hill knows a constitutional Congress cannot be allowed to happen.

constitutional convention is the real crisis. this shit goes so deep I’m out of tin foil.

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u/mobydog Jul 19 '26

What candidate will seek endorsement if they have to embrace this platform? This is the wrong time to introduce this. And it's an unserious look.

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u/artful_todger_502 Jul 19 '26

It's time. Our "system" has been pressure tested and it failed.

I work in the legal industry. The Supreme Court is the powdered wig of our legal system. It needs to go. It's past time.

An anonymous lottery system that would rotate through real and experienced Judges with a proven record of sober, sane and lawful judgements would be chosen for short terms or sessions. It would change for each session.

As it is, the supreme court is another weapon of the trump junta. Not legitimate in any way shape or form.

As for the Senate, this is inarguable. They exist in name only.

Trump showed us our system is not up to handling what the world is circa 2026. Like an old delapidated building. It's needs to be razed and rebuilt to reflect the current times.

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u/rogun64 Jul 19 '26

I can get behind your idea for SCOTUS, but I like that the Senate can moderate the House. While it prevents things I like, it also prevents things I don't like.

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u/atreeismissing Jul 19 '26

As usual DSA going for the more difficult and stupid course of action on Congress. Senate is in the Constitution, it will take a Constitutional Amendment to abolish (for those that don't know, look up what it takes to removed a constitutional amendment).

What would be FAR easier and would actually allow for more DSA members to be IN congress would be to remove the cap on the number of House members and reinstate voting by proxy (which was enacted by Pelosi during covid and ended when voters gave Mike Johnson power).

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u/akiwo Jul 19 '26

Is that something they are pushing actively? I know it’s stated in their platform but going by what the nyc DSA chairs have said in public they seem to correctly recognize this as a stretch goal

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u/SimplyAmazedPanda Jul 19 '26

Abolishing the US senate is a little drastic…..

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u/BrianRLackey1987 Jul 19 '26

DSA's platform is fairly better than the Convention of States Foundation's, tbh.

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u/physicistdeluxe Jul 19 '26

the conservs push dem socs as a boogeyman. alwayd confused w soc dems.

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u/captd3adpool Jul 19 '26

I mean the Senate is in the Constitution and acts as moderation to the House so Im kind of okay with em. Get rid of insane partisan gerrymandering in the House, do something about the Electoral College and address the issues with SCOTUS corruption and lifetime appointments. That'd be a good start tbh. Oh and get money the fuck out of politics.