DSA Proposes Abolishing U.S. Senate and Electoral College

The Democratic Socialists of America published a political plan proposing the abolition of the U.S. Senate and the Electoral College. The agenda seeks to replace the current presidency and the Supreme Court with an executive and judiciary subordinate to a single supreme people's congress.

Critics of the proposal argue that these changes would destroy the constitutional separation of powers and create a path toward authoritarianism. The plan emerges amid broader debates regarding the legitimacy of the Supreme Court. Senator Elizabeth Warren claimed the court is illegitimate for rendering decisions against public opinion, while Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questioned whether the current structure of the court benefits the public.

Further proposals to alter the judiciary have been suggested by political strategist James Carville, who argued that Democrats should expand the Supreme Court to 13 members if they secure the presidency and Congress.