SHOCKING Overhaul: Courts Under Congress

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The Democratic Socialists of America has adopted a new platform that calls for abolishing the Senate, replacing the presidency and Supreme Court, and rewriting the political order from the ground up.

Quick Take

The Democratic Socialists of America’s new “Workers Deserve More” platform calls for major constitutional changes, including abolishing the Senate.
The plan also says the president and Supreme Court should be replaced with bodies chosen by and subordinate to Congress.
The platform links those changes to a broader push for proportional representation, ranked choice voting, and a multi-party system.
The document reflects a larger national fight over whether the country should reform its institutions or rebuild them.

What the Platform Says

The core language is not subtle. The Democratic Socialists of America says the country needs “a new political system” and calls for the abolition of the Senate, the Electoral College, and the two-party system. It also says the president and Supreme Court should be replaced with an executive and judiciary chosen by and subordinate to Congress. That is a direct challenge to the current constitutional structure, not a small policy tweak.

The platform was presented as part of the organization’s “Workers Deserve More” program, which DSA describes as its political vision for working-class power. DSA’s own launch materials say the document is a “comprehensive” statement of beliefs and organizing goals. Reporting on the rollout says the National Political Committee adopted the platform and that the “real democracy” language passed by a razor-thin margin.

Why It Matters Beyond the Left

This is not the first time an American movement has argued that the existing constitutional system should be replaced instead of repaired. In the nineteenth century, some abolitionists burned copies of the Constitution and called it a pact with slavery, while others argued for change through the constitutional system itself. The stronger historical lesson is that sweeping reform is often born from deep distrust of institutions, but lasting change in the United States has usually come through amendment, not abolition.

That matters because the DSA platform lands in a political climate already shaped by anger at elites, gridlock, and weak faith in government. Supporters see structural reform as the only way to make government answer to ordinary people. Critics see a blueprint for tearing down checks and balances that limit concentrated power. Both reactions point to the same problem: many Americans no longer think the current system works for them.

Inside the Broader Program

The constitutional changes are only one part of a much wider agenda. DSA’s program also calls for universal health care, universal rent control, public ownership of major industries, a 32-hour work week, and stronger labor power. The platform pairs those economic demands with a foreign policy that rejects the current military footprint, including calls to cut the defense budget and close overseas bases.

[4/7] 🏛️ Meanwhile, the DSA just took Denver. Their platform: abolish the Senate, the presidency, the Supreme Court, police, and prisons. This is the WEF municipal governance model that Rahm Emanuel wrote about — capture the mayors, capture the councils, capture the boards.

— The Mel K Show (@MelKShow) July 18, 2026

The result is a platform that mixes social democracy, democratic socialism, and institutional overhaul in one document. That blend helps explain why it drew fast attention well beyond activist circles. To supporters, it is a roadmap for worker power. To opponents, it is proof that radical politics is moving from the fringe into organized party-style politics, even without winning national office.