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The Democratic Socialists of America, buoyed by a slew of recent victories, have unveiled a new platform they insist \u201cisn\u2019t extreme\u201d despite calling for fully disbanding the U.S. Senate and the presidency, replacing the Supreme Court, and defunding the U.S. military.<\/p>\n

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The DSA\u2019s \u201cprogram\u201d was drafted by elected representatives between April and June of 2026, and is titled \u201cWorkers Deserve More.\u201d The project, once completed, was voted on and approved by the DSA\u2019s National Political Committee (NPC).<\/p>\n

Abolish the U.S. Senate.<\/h4>\n

The DSA, according to the 2026 program, would \u201creplace the two-party system with a multi-party democracy. Expand the House of Representatives, implement proportional representation and ranked choice voting in all elections, and abolish the Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n

DSA co-chair Ashik Siddique argued that getting rid of the Senate \u2014\u00a0 which has functioned more or less as outlined by Article I, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution for 239 years \u2014 was not really an \u201cextreme\u201d position and would only serve to make the country \u201cmore democratic.\u201d<\/p>\n

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DSA Co-Chair: We Want To Abolish The Senate<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t think that\u2019s extreme.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is now part of the Democrat party \u2018Big Tent.\u2019 https:\/\/t.co\/xeMJW8kyig pic.twitter.com\/Ld033xjgYc<\/p>\n

\u2014 Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) July 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Siddique made no mention of the fact that the Senate was designed explicitly to be a backstop against direct democracy, which the Founding Fathers believed would likely descend quickly into instability and mob rule.<\/p>\n

In addition to throwing out the Senate \u2014 and increasing the size of the U.S. House \u2014 the DSA has plans to overhaul the remaining two branches of government. Instead of three co-equal branches that serve as checks and balances on each other, they would have an executive and judiciary wholly controlled by the newly expanded House.<\/p>\n

Replace the Supreme Court \u2014 and the President.<\/h4>\n

\u201cFor the working class to govern, we need a new political system,\u201d the DSA program reads. \u201cEnd political corruption and legalized bribery: get rid of lobbyists, dark money, and Citizens United, and publicly finance all elections. Abolish the Electoral College. Replace the President and Supreme Court with an executive and judiciary chosen by and subordinate to Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n

The DSA\u2019s Michaela Brangan and Frances Gill shrugged off the complete dismantling of the American political system as not terribly \u201cradical\u201d and just a necessary step toward accomplishing their goals.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe might not even have a president.\u201d
\n\u201cAbolish the Senate, abolish the Supreme Court.\u201d<\/p>\n

DSA leaders make it official: \u201cIt\u2019s a requirement now\u201d for endorsed candidates to support their radical program to dismantle the U.S. government. pic.twitter.com\/6MYdIkgrLs<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Canary Mission (@canarymission) July 16, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Brangan even opened the conversation by touting the fact that the program went live on Bastille Day, a holiday she said was of particular importance to socialists. She did not mention the fact that Bastille Day \u2014 commemorating the July 14, 1789, storming of the Bastille \u2014 was just the beginning of a decade of chaos that included some 15,000 political executions during the Reign of Terror and ended with the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.<\/p>\n

Following the complete reinvention of the federal government, the DSA also has plans for the military.<\/p>\n

Close all foreign military bases, defund the military, and defer to the International Criminal Court on \u201cwar crimes.\u201d<\/h4>\n

The program effectively calls for an end to all wars and foreign military action \u2014 and while it does not call for an end to foreign military aid across the board, it does single out Israel and say that all aid to the Jewish state should be terminated.<\/p>\n

\u201cDefund the Department of War. End all foreign wars and close overseas military bases,\u201d it reads. \u201cSupport and fully employ veterans. End immunity for U.S. war criminals and support the International Criminal Court\u2019s mandate to prosecute war crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n

The rest of the program reads like part Marxist wishlist, part antisemitic fever dream: demanding open borders and mass amnesty; calling for a free Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital; and demanding the confiscation of large corporations and \u201caggressive wealth taxes.\u201d<\/p>\n

And while many of those things might seem outlandish and a long way off, the recent string of DSA-backed victories speaks to just how close they could be under certain conditions.<\/p>\n

New York City\u2019s DSA-supported Mayor Zohran Mamdani, for example, has already begun to put the program into action, telling The New York Times that he was investigating whether he had the authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu based on ICC charges stating that he\u2019d committed \u201cwar crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague,\u201d Mamdani said during the interview. \u201cHe\u2019s a war criminal who has been charged by the International Criminal Court.\u201d<\/p>\n

Three more DSA-backed candidates in New York, elevated by Mamdani ahead of their primaries, will soon hold elected office as well \u2014 and they\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n

And while some within the party are sounding the alarm \u2014 former Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), Democratic strategist James Carville, and comedian Bill Maher \u2014 many are ignoring the \u201csocialist\u201d part in a desperate bid to get more \u201cdemocrats\u201d on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n

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The Democratic Socialists of America, buoyed by a slew of recent victories, have unveiled a new platform they insist \u201cisn\u2019t extreme\u201d despite calling for fully disbanding the U.S. Senate and the presidency, replacing the Supreme Court, and defunding the U.S. military.The DSA\u2019s \u201cprogram\u201d was drafted by elected representatives between April and June of 2026, and is titled \u201cWorkers Deserve More.\u201d The project, once completed, was voted on and approved by the DSA\u2019s National Political Committee (NPC).Abolish the U.S. Senate.The DSA, according to the 2026 program, would \u201creplace the two-party system with a multi-party democracy. Expand the House of Representatives, implement proportional representation and ranked choice voting in all elections, and abolish the Senate.\u201dDSA co-chair Ashik Siddique argued that getting rid of the Senate \u2014\u00a0 which has functioned more or less as outlined by Article I, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution for 239 years \u2014 was not really an \u201cextreme\u201d position and would only serve to make the country \u201cmore democratic.\u201dDSA Co-Chair: We Want To Abolish The Senate\u201cWe don\u2019t think that\u2019s extreme.\u201dThis is now part of the Democrat party \u2018Big Tent.\u2019 https:\/\/t.co\/xeMJW8kyig pic.twitter.com\/Ld033xjgYc\u2014 Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) July 14, 2026Siddique made no mention of the fact that the Senate was designed explicitly to be a backstop against direct democracy, which the Founding Fathers believed would likely descend quickly into instability and mob rule.In addition to throwing out the Senate \u2014 and increasing the size of the U.S. House \u2014 the DSA has plans to overhaul the remaining two branches of government. Instead of three co-equal branches that serve as checks and balances on each other, they would have an executive and judiciary wholly controlled by the newly expanded House.Replace the Supreme Court \u2014 and the President.\u201cFor the working class to govern, we need a new political system,\u201d the DSA program reads. \u201cEnd political corruption and legalized bribery: get rid of lobbyists, dark money, and Citizens United, and publicly finance all elections. Abolish the Electoral College. Replace the President and Supreme Court with an executive and judiciary chosen by and subordinate to Congress.\u201dThe DSA\u2019s Michaela Brangan and Frances Gill shrugged off the complete dismantling of the American political system as not terribly \u201cradical\u201d and just a necessary step toward accomplishing their goals.\u201cWe might not even have a president.\u201d\u201cAbolish the Senate, abolish the Supreme Court.\u201dDSA leaders make it official: \u201cIt\u2019s a requirement now\u201d for endorsed candidates to support their radical program to dismantle the U.S. government. pic.twitter.com\/6MYdIkgrLs\u2014 Canary Mission (@canarymission) July 16, 2026Brangan even opened the conversation by touting the fact that the program went live on Bastille Day, a holiday she said was of particular importance to socialists. She did not mention the fact that Bastille Day \u2014 commemorating the July 14, 1789, storming of the Bastille \u2014 was just the beginning of a decade of chaos that included some 15,000 political executions during the Reign of Terror and ended with the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.Following the complete reinvention of the federal government, the DSA also has plans for the military.Close all foreign military bases, defund the military, and defer to the International Criminal Court on \u201cwar crimes.\u201dThe program effectively calls for an end to all wars and foreign military action \u2014 and while it does not call for an end to foreign military aid across the board, it does single out Israel and say that all aid to the Jewish state should be terminated.\u201cDefund the Department of War. End all foreign wars and close overseas military bases,\u201d it reads. \u201cSupport and fully employ veterans. End immunity for U.S. war criminals and support the International Criminal Court\u2019s mandate to prosecute war crimes.\u201dThe rest of the program reads like part Marxist wishlist, part antisemitic fever dream: demanding open borders and mass amnesty; calling for a free Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital; and demanding the confiscation of large corporations and \u201caggressive wealth taxes.\u201dAnd while many of those things might seem outlandish and a long way off, the recent string of DSA-backed victories speaks to just how close they could be under certain conditions.New York City\u2019s DSA-supported Mayor Zohran Mamdani, for example, has already begun to put the program into action, telling The New York Times that he was investigating whether he had the authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu based on ICC charges stating that he\u2019d committed \u201cwar crimes.\u201d\u201cI believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague,\u201d Mamdani said during the interview. \u201cHe\u2019s a war criminal who has been charged by the International Criminal Court.\u201dThree more DSA-backed candidates in New York, elevated by Mamdani ahead of their primaries, will soon hold elected office as well \u2014 and they\u2019re not alone.And while some within the party are sounding the alarm \u2014 former Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), Democratic strategist James Carville, and comedian Bill Maher \u2014 many are ignoring the \u201csocialist\u201d part in a desperate bid to get more \u201cdemocrats\u201d on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-commentary"],"yoast_head":"\nDSA Uses Newfound Power To Get Even More Extreme - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1464\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DSA Uses Newfound Power To Get Even More Extreme - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Democratic Socialists of America, buoyed by a slew of recent victories, have unveiled a new platform they insist \u201cisn\u2019t extreme\u201d despite calling for fully disbanding the U.S. Senate and the presidency, replacing the Supreme Court, and defunding the U.S. military.The DSA\u2019s \u201cprogram\u201d was drafted by elected representatives between April and June of 2026, and is titled \u201cWorkers Deserve More.\u201d The project, once completed, was voted on and approved by the DSA\u2019s National Political Committee (NPC).Abolish the U.S. Senate.The DSA, according to the 2026 program, would \u201creplace the two-party system with a multi-party democracy. 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Instead of three co-equal branches that serve as checks and balances on each other, they would have an executive and judiciary wholly controlled by the newly expanded House.Replace the Supreme Court \u2014 and the President.\u201cFor the working class to govern, we need a new political system,\u201d the DSA program reads. \u201cEnd political corruption and legalized bribery: get rid of lobbyists, dark money, and Citizens United, and publicly finance all elections. Abolish the Electoral College. 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Expand the House of Representatives, implement proportional representation and ranked choice voting in all elections, and abolish the Senate.\u201dDSA co-chair Ashik Siddique argued that getting rid of the Senate \u2014\u00a0 which has functioned more or less as outlined by Article I, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution for 239 years \u2014 was not really an \u201cextreme\u201d position and would only serve to make the country \u201cmore democratic.\u201dDSA Co-Chair: We Want To Abolish The Senate\u201cWe don\u2019t think that\u2019s extreme.\u201dThis is now part of the Democrat party \u2018Big Tent.\u2019 https:\/\/t.co\/xeMJW8kyig pic.twitter.com\/Ld033xjgYc\u2014 Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) July 14, 2026Siddique made no mention of the fact that the Senate was designed explicitly to be a backstop against direct democracy, which the Founding Fathers believed would likely descend quickly into instability and mob rule.In addition to throwing out the Senate \u2014 and increasing the size of the U.S. House \u2014 the DSA has plans to overhaul the remaining two branches of government. Instead of three co-equal branches that serve as checks and balances on each other, they would have an executive and judiciary wholly controlled by the newly expanded House.Replace the Supreme Court \u2014 and the President.\u201cFor the working class to govern, we need a new political system,\u201d the DSA program reads. \u201cEnd political corruption and legalized bribery: get rid of lobbyists, dark money, and Citizens United, and publicly finance all elections. Abolish the Electoral College. Replace the President and Supreme Court with an executive and judiciary chosen by and subordinate to Congress.\u201dThe DSA\u2019s Michaela Brangan and Frances Gill shrugged off the complete dismantling of the American political system as not terribly \u201cradical\u201d and just a necessary step toward accomplishing their goals.\u201cWe might not even have a president.\u201d\u201cAbolish the Senate, abolish the Supreme Court.\u201dDSA leaders make it official: \u201cIt\u2019s a requirement now\u201d for endorsed candidates to support their radical program to dismantle the U.S. government. pic.twitter.com\/6MYdIkgrLs\u2014 Canary Mission (@canarymission) July 16, 2026Brangan even opened the conversation by touting the fact that the program went live on Bastille Day, a holiday she said was of particular importance to socialists. She did not mention the fact that Bastille Day \u2014 commemorating the July 14, 1789, storming of the Bastille \u2014 was just the beginning of a decade of chaos that included some 15,000 political executions during the Reign of Terror and ended with the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.Following the complete reinvention of the federal government, the DSA also has plans for the military.Close all foreign military bases, defund the military, and defer to the International Criminal Court on \u201cwar crimes.\u201dThe program effectively calls for an end to all wars and foreign military action \u2014 and while it does not call for an end to foreign military aid across the board, it does single out Israel and say that all aid to the Jewish state should be terminated.\u201cDefund the Department of War. End all foreign wars and close overseas military bases,\u201d it reads. \u201cSupport and fully employ veterans. End immunity for U.S. war criminals and support the International Criminal Court\u2019s mandate to prosecute war crimes.\u201dThe rest of the program reads like part Marxist wishlist, part antisemitic fever dream: demanding open borders and mass amnesty; calling for a free Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital; and demanding the confiscation of large corporations and \u201caggressive wealth taxes.\u201dAnd while many of those things might seem outlandish and a long way off, the recent string of DSA-backed victories speaks to just how close they could be under certain conditions.New York City\u2019s DSA-supported Mayor Zohran Mamdani, for example, has already begun to put the program into action, telling The New York Times that he was investigating whether he had the authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu based on ICC charges stating that he\u2019d committed \u201cwar crimes.\u201d\u201cI believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague,\u201d Mamdani said during the interview. \u201cHe\u2019s a war criminal who has been charged by the International Criminal Court.\u201dThree more DSA-backed candidates in New York, elevated by Mamdani ahead of their primaries, will soon hold elected office as well \u2014 and they\u2019re not alone.And while some within the party are sounding the alarm \u2014 former Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), Democratic strategist James Carville, and comedian Bill Maher \u2014 many are ignoring the \u201csocialist\u201d part in a desperate bid to get more \u201cdemocrats\u201d on Capitol Hill.","og_url":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1464","og_site_name":"Blue Route Journal","article_published_time":"2026-07-20T23:11:34+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1464#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1464"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/#\/schema\/person\/19da116f8d79cf8987781569801c6b7c"},"headline":"DSA Uses Newfound Power To Get Even More Extreme","datePublished":"2026-07-20T23:11:34+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1464"},"wordCount":899,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1464#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ea0ecbecd4c042c707c14b88619eb6bf.avif","articleSection":["News and Commentary"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1464#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1464","url":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1464","name":"DSA Uses Newfound Power To Get Even More Extreme - 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