DSA Platform Calls to Abolish Senate and Presidency in Broad U.S. System Overhaul
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 20
DSA Platform Calls to Abolish Senate and Presidency in Broad U.S. System Overhaul
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 20
Summary
July 14’s updated Democratic Socialists of America platform calls for dismantling major U.S. institutions, including the Senate, the presidency and the Supreme Court, as part of a constitutional remake.
The manifesto also envisions ending capitalism, with housing, food, education, energy, medicine and transportation treated as common goods and utilities rather than profit-driven sectors.
DSA figures tied to the platform debate include National Political Education Chair Michaela Brangan, who mocked the Senate’s role, while the report also notes the group counts New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani among associated Democrats.
The broader fight centers on whether ideas once seen as fringe are moving closer to mainstream Democratic discourse, with the report linking them to court-packing and anti-capitalist arguments aired by prominent academics and politicians.