Democrats must disavow the DSA
The Democratic Party appears to accommodate socialism, not the Nordic model of social democracy that is grounded in capitalism. Specifically, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Senators Chris Van Hollen, Tim Kaine, and others have described the Democratic Party as a “big tent,” signaling that Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) members are welcome on their side of the aisle.
Their unwillingness to distance themselves from the DSA legitimizes the organization. Did they not read the radical DSA’s “Workers Deserve More” platform? Among the DSA’s fringe proposals are abolishing the U.S. Senate, police, prisons and defunding the Pentagon. Additionally, they seek public ownership of major corporations and other means of production — a proposal consistent with Marxist theory. These proposals are contrary to America’s traditions of limited government and private enterprise. They are the antithesis of the foundational aim to make the United States a more perfect Union.
With the political cat now out of the bag, the platform’s extreme tenets should become a clarion call for common sense. Benjamin Franklin’s warning, “A republic, if you can keep it,” comes to mind. Without the constitutional checks and balances that safeguard individual liberty, deliberation and good government, life throughout the United States would be altered if that platform were implemented. It would alter the relationship between citizen and state in ways the Framers never intended — a constitutional transformation.
DSA co-chair Megan Romer confirmed the above unconventional positions during a July 26 interview with correspondent Shannon Bream. If the DSA is ever successful in exercising such sweeping radical reforms and government control, it’s doubtful guardrails would exist for your safety, liberty, and freedom from interference.
Be careful what you wish for. Don’t dial 911 or call Washington, D.C., for help. No one would answer. The DSA and their platform should be repudiated in no uncertain terms.
Bill Anderson
Schaumburg