DSA Platform Could Upend America's Three-Branch System
TL;DR
An op-ed by Bill Scher argues the Democratic Socialists of America’s platform—calling for a new constitution, replacing the presidency and Supreme Court, and moving to a unicameral legislature—would erode constitutional checks and enable potential authoritarian power; the piece defends the current three-branch system and stresses how Congress’ independence has prevented presidential overreach, warning that dismantling guardrails could threaten democracy.
- The DSA Platform Would Destroy American Democracy Washington Monthly
- Republicans decry a new Democratic Socialists of America platform as Dem primaries split the party AP News
- DSA co-chair: ‘Establishment Democrats should be worried about the voters’ The Hill
- Opinion | Abolish the Senate, Says the DSA WSJ
- Catching the Car Democratic Left
Want the full story? Read the original reporting
Read on Washington Monthly