America’s largest socialist group has put in writing a plan to scrap the Electoral College, abolish the Senate, and replace the presidency and Supreme Court with bodies controlled by Congress.
Story Snapshot
- Democratic Socialists of America platform seeks to remake core U.S. institutions.
- Program calls to abolish the Senate and Electoral College, and to redesign the presidency and courts.
- News outlets confirm the platform’s sweeping constitutional changes.
- A 2021 draft shows similar “end minority rule” goals, signaling consistency over time.
What the DSA Put on Paper
Democratic Socialists of America published a program titled “Workers Deserve More!” that backs deep structural changes to the federal government. The document calls to abolish the Electoral College. It also says to abolish the United States Senate. It proposes replacing the presidency and the Supreme Court with an executive and a judiciary chosen by and subordinate to Congress. These planks aim to “end minority rule” and move to a single, stronger legislature.
Major outlets reviewed the program and reported the same core points. Coverage highlighted the plan to abolish the Electoral College and scrap the Senate. It also noted the idea to replace both the presidency and the Supreme Court with branches that Congress would select and control. Reports framed the platform as a bid to shift power toward a single national legislature and to cut checks now held by the executive and judicial branches.
How Today’s Platform Echoes Earlier Drafts
Democratic Socialists of America floated many of these ideas before. A 2021 platform draft said “end minority rule” and proposed abolishing the Senate and the Electoral College. The draft showed a push for proportional representation and a system where national majorities translate more directly into power. The repeat themes suggest a steady goal, not a one-off message. The current program keeps that line and makes it more specific.
Local and caucus statements have also pressed for a new constitutional order. Some chapters argue the current system fails working people and back a new, more “radically democratic” constitution through elections and broad suffrage. While national groups often differ on details, the written record shows a through line: replace or strip back institutions that block majority rule at the federal level. The national program now gathers those ideas into a single agenda.
Why This Fight Resonates Across the Spectrum
Americans on the right and left share a core worry: leaders protect their power while everyday families fall behind. This platform touches that nerve but offers a fix that many will see as extreme. Supporters say the Senate and Electoral College allow minority rule and stall change. Critics see guardrails that protect small states, split power, and shield rights from fast swings. The tension is about who the system serves and how change should happen.
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The stakes reach beyond partisan lines. Conservatives fear a single legislature could bully dissent and erase checks on state power. Liberals fear major donors and party elites already block fair voices, and want rules that make votes count equally. Both sides doubt Washington’s honesty and performance. A move to put Congress over the presidency and courts would flip the design that has balanced power for more than two centuries, raising real rule-of-law questions.
What We Know—and What We Do Not
The documentation is clear on intent. The national program calls to abolish the Senate and the Electoral College, and to replace the presidency and Supreme Court with bodies chosen by Congress. Reporting confirms these details and describes the plan as sweeping. What we do not have here is a step-by-step legal path, vote counts inside the group, or a binding timeline. A platform shows goals, not capacity. Any change of this scale would take amendments and broad public buy-in.
Sources:
thegatewaypundit.com, newsmax.com, impactheadlines.com, dallasexpress.com
