The DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) has been running an increasing number of candidates for federal, state and local office. They generally run as Democrats. Others, not formal members of the DSA, are backed by them. Google/AI says there are about 250 office holders nationwide who belong to the DSA. I suspect countless more Democrat office holders support the DSA platform.
Megan Romer is the co-chair of the DSA and was recently interviewed on Fox. Here is what she said the DSA positions are: abolish the Senate, replace the presidency, replace the Supreme Court, abolish our borders and abolish our prisons. Researching further into the DSA we see these positions: expand the House and abolish the Senate. Then have the House select the President and the Supreme Court. And, no surprise, abolish the Pentagon. This sound democratic to anyone? Or does this sound like anarchy? If there are no police, no prisons, no borders and no defense department, I would have to suggest that people buy as many guns as they can possibly afford.
But wait a minute. Many Democrats oppose the private ownership of guns. Will you still feel that way if there is no one else to defend you and your family? But isn't this what Obama hoped for - a fundamental transformation of America. Kamala Harris may again be the Democrat's nominee for President. Is she on board with fundamentally transforming America? She does want to "revisit the electoral college." She has previously supported DC statehood, on the assumption that DC would give the Democrats an additional House seat and two more Senate seats. If she believed Republicans would win in DC, I guarantee she would oppose DC statehood. The same rationale now applies to her talking about statehood for Puerto Rico.
What does Harris think about the Supreme Court? "We need to revisit the point of expanding the court to 13 justices like we have 13 district courts." She's a little confused. We have 94 federal district courts. We do have 13 federal circuit courts of appeal. She does not explain why the number of justices has to match up with the number of circuits. But it should be clear. The expansion would only occur if the Democrats won the House and the Senate and the presidency. There is no way Harris or any other Democrat would be pushing for an expanded Supreme Court unless the Democrats controlled the Congress and the presidency. Then, they could pass legislation expanding the size of the Court and have the president sign it. After that, they would nominate four leftwing people to sit on the high court. At that point, they would probably stop talking about term limits for the justices. The Republicans currently control the House, the Senate and the presidency. Yet, I haven't seen them push for greater control over the Supreme Court. Wasn't it the Republicans who are supposed to be the threat to our democracy?
I'm tempted to say that the Constitution prevents these radicals from doing whatever they want. But I suggest we not underestimate them. The Constitution sets up the Electoral College. The Constitution sets up the Senate. Getting rid of those institutions would require a constitutional amendment. As would getting rid of the presidency as know it (the DSA plan). I'm not sure how the Democrats would deal with Article V of the Constitution, which says that "no state, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate." I suppose if there is there is no Senate, then each state having zero Senators would amount to equal suffrage.
The DSA also supports a "Free Palestine." Of course. And they want to prosecute both American and Israeli office holders for genocide. Abdul El-Sayed is running to be the Democrat candidate for Senator from Michigan in today's primary. Asked if he would support El-Sayed, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer gave the same answer as he did with regards to Graham Platner, who was forced out of the Maine Senate race. Schumer: "Bottom Line, we are going to win Michigan and take back the Senate and have a majority." As for the DSA, Schumer said: "Look, we are a big tent party, and being a big tent party is a strength, not a weakness."
I agree. The Democrats are a big tent party. They have plenty of room for America hating, Israel hating and Jew hating candidates. Isn't that special?
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