Senate Abolition Shock — DSA Goes All-In

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America’s largest socialist organization just put it in writing: abolish the U.S. Senate, hold a new constitutional convention, and rebuild the country’s entire system of government from scratch.

Quick Take

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) released a new platform calling for the elimination of the U.S. Senate and a second constitutional convention to create a “new socialist democracy.”
DSA Co-Chair Ashik Siddique publicly defended the plan, saying the group doesn’t “see the point of the Senate” and that abolishing it is “not extreme.”
The platform also calls for replacing the president and the Supreme Court with bodies chosen by a new single federal legislature.
Legal experts say abolishing the Senate faces enormous constitutional hurdles and has virtually no chance of happening in the near term.

DSA Puts Abolition Plan on Paper

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is rolling out an updated platform called “Workers Deserve More.” The document calls for scrapping the U.S. Senate entirely. It also demands a second constitutional convention to write what it calls “the founding documents of a new socialist democracy.” The group wants to replace the current two-chamber Congress with a single federal legislature built on proportional representation — meaning seats based on population, not state lines.

DSA Co-Chair Ashik Siddique went on camera to defend the idea. “We just don’t see the point of the Senate,” he said, arguing the chamber was “historically meant to serve very wealthy” interests. He added that the DSA does “believe that government” should be restructured and insisted the proposal is “not extreme.” The group’s own website has argued that “ending the filibuster isn’t enough” — the Senate itself must go.

What the Full Platform Actually Demands

The “Workers Deserve More” platform goes well beyond abolishing the Senate. It calls for eliminating the Electoral College, defunding what it calls the “Department of War,” granting amnesty to all people in the country illegally, and expanding the Supreme Court with justices chosen by a new legislature. The document also calls for replacing the presidency with an executive picked by that same legislature — a fundamental break from the system the country has used for over 230 years.

The DSA’s push is not brand new. The group’s 2021 platform already called for “constitutional amendments to abolish the Senate” and end the Electoral College. The new platform goes further by demanding a full constitutional rewrite rather than amendments to the existing one. That shift — from reform to replacement — marks a clear escalation in the group’s stated goals.

Why This Matters Beyond the DSA

The DSA is not a fringe club. Several prominent elected officials, including members of Congress, have ties to the organization. DSA-backed candidates have been winning Democratic primaries in cities across the country. That makes the platform more than a wish list — it signals where a growing wing of the political left wants to take the Democratic Party, even as many mainstream Democrats keep their distance.

Still, legal scholars say actually abolishing the Senate is nearly impossible under current law. The Constitution’s so-called “Entrenchment Clause” guarantees every state equal representation in the Senate — and that clause cannot be changed even through the normal amendment process. Any path to abolition would require either a new constitutional convention or a Supreme Court willing to rewrite settled law. Both are long shots. For now, the platform is best understood as a statement of intent — a clear picture of how the DSA wants to reshape American government if it ever gains the power to do so.

DSA CO-CHAIR CALLS TO ABOLISH THE SENATE

Ashik Siddique says eliminating the U.S. Senate is part of the Democratic Socialists of America’s platform, arguing the institution was designed to serve the wealthy.#NYI pic.twitter.com/tiKBrUHsBF

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