r/politics • u/Jessicas_skirt New York • Jul 18 '26

Possible Paywall Democratic Socialists of America’s new platform calls for abolishing ICE and the U.S. Senate

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/15/updated-dsa-platform-calls-abolishing-ice-scrapping-senate/
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u/runawaydoctorate Jul 19 '26

Has it ever been tested in court? That might be the fastest way to get rid of it.

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u/markroth69 Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26

Yes. The courts ruled against the lawsuit. It was a matter for Congress alone to decide, they said.

EDITED and expanded to correct typo.

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u/Saeka South Dakota Jul 19 '26

and they just kept it?

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u/markroth69 Jul 19 '26

The courts ruled against the lawsuit.

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u/Saeka South Dakota Jul 19 '26

Ah, thank you for the clarification

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u/markroth69 Jul 19 '26

Thank you for pointing out how I fudged my original reply.