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DSA revolutionaries aim to topple the Senate — and the Constitution, too

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Political parties tend to harshly reject the idea that they are a threat to the constitutional order, but the Democratic Socialists of America are making it part of their brand.  

The DSA has released a new program that, besides contemplating the advent of a classless society, calls for abolishing the US Senate, the presidency, and the Supreme Court. 

This is literally a revolutionary program to topple the American system as we have known it since 1789. 

It’s the kind of thing you might expect after angry rebels mount the barricades in Washington, DC, and overthrow the government.

It makes proposals to abolish the filibuster seem trifling in comparison, and even court-packing look relatively moderate. 

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The DSA’s co-chair, Gustavo Gordillo, went on Fox News to explain that the Senate is “undemocratic,” while Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has said that she opposes the filibuster and elements of the Senate........

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