by Delegates are being asked to vote by Friday July 14 (by 11:59 PM PT) on resolutions and Constitution/Bylaws changes, and what they want to see debated at the convention or moved to the consent package. We have done the work of looking at all the resolutions, amendments and Constitutional changes and put together our recommendations for you! If you think we got something wrong, contact us at info [at] reformandrevolution.org! You can see the current compendium of resolutions and amendments here.
If you are a delegate to the Convention, check your email for the subject line “DSA Convention Update #5: Delegate Survey” and you will find a voting link.
Recommendations on Member Submitted Resolutions
| Member Submitted Resolutions | From | R&R Recommendation | Consent agenda | |
| Member-Submitted Resolution #1 | Accountable National Commissions | Advance DSA |
No
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Abstain
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| Member-Submitted Resolution #2 | Defend Democracy through Political Independence | B&R | Yes | No, important convention discusses |
| Member-Submitted Resolution #5 | DSA Organizing for Pandemic Justice | No | Abstain | |
| Member-Submitted Resolution #7 | Fair NPC Elections | Advance DSA | Yes | Yes, put on consent agenda (not discussed at convention) |
| Member-Submitted Resolution #8: | For a Political, Prolific and Democratic DSA Editorial Board | MUG, B&R, Emerge and others, endorsed by R&R | Yes | Yes, put on consent agenda (not discussed at convention) |
| Member-Submitted Resolution #9 | Hybrid Format for DSA Conventions | No | Abstain | |
| Member-Submitted Resolution #10 | Launch a Democracy Commission for DSA | B&R | Yes | Yes, put on consent agenda (not discussed at convention) |
| Member-Submitted Resolution #11 | Make Bud DSA’s Official Mascot | No | Yes, put on consent agenda (not discussed at convention) | |
| Member-Submitted Resolution #13 | National Advisory Committee | Yes |
Yes, put on consent agenda (not discussed at convention)
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| Member-Submitted Resolution #14 | Resolution On the Defense of Immigrants and Refugees | Yes |
Yes, put on consent agenda (not discussed at convention)
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| Member-Submitted Resolution #15 | Overturn the NPC Decision to Suspend the Steering Committee of the BDS and Palestine Solidarity WG | BDS working group | Yes |
Yes, put on consent agenda (not discussed at convention)
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| Member-Submitted Resolution #16 | Renew the National Activist Conference | B&R, endorsed by R&R | Yes | Yes, put on consent agenda (not discussed at convention) |
| Member-Submitted Resolution #17 | Strengthening Democracy by Strengthening DSA’s Elected Leadership (Stipends for NPC members) | R&R + MUG | Yes | Yes, put on consent agenda (not discussed at convention) |
| Member-Submitted Resolution #18 | Uniting Against the Ultra-Right | North Star |
No
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No, important convention discusses |
| Member-Submitted Resolution #19 | Wage Equity for All and a Living Wage for Social Security |
No
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Abstain | |
| Member-Submitted Resolution #20 | Winning the Battle for Democracy | MUG |
The following Member-Submitted Resolutions have Amendments, so they are not eligible for the Consent Agenda
| Member Submitted Resolutions | From | R&R Recommendation | Consent agenda | |
| Member-Submitted Resolution #3: |
Resolution on Full-time National Chairs |
Advance DSA + B&R | Yes | NA (not applicable) |
| Member-Submitted Resolution #6 |
End National Harassment and Grievance Officer Contract and Make the Role a Staff Position |
LSC | Yes | NA |
| Member-Submitted Resolution #12 | Make DSA an Anti-Zionist Organization in Principle and Praxis | BDS working group | NA |
Amendments to National Committee Consensus Resolutions
| National Committee Consensus Resolution Amendments | From | R&R Recommendation | Consent agenda | |
| Consensus Resolution Amendment A |
Give our 1% for the 99 Percent (Amendment to CR #3 Growth and Development Committee) |
Groundwork | Yes | NA (not applicable) |
| Consensus Resolution Amendment B |
State of DSA Reports and At-Large Member Program (Amendment to CR #3 Growth and Development Committee) |
Red Star | Yes | NA |
| Consensus Resolution Amendment C |
For a Class-Struggle Internationalism (Amendment to CR #4 International Committee) |
B&R | Yes | NA |
| Consensus Resolution Amendment D | Socialist Anti-Militarism and the War in Ukraine (Amendment to CR #4 International Committee) | R&R + MUG |
Yes
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NA |
| Consensus Resolution Amendment E |
For a DSA Ready to Move in the Labor Movement (Amendment to CR #5 National Labor Commission)
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Groundwork | No | NA |
| Consensus Resolution Amendment F |
Local EWOC NLC Amendment (Amendment to CR #5 National Labor Commission) |
Communist Caucus | Yes | NA |
| Consensus Resolution Amendment G |
Our Program for Union Democracy (Amendment to CR #5 National Labor Commission) |
R&R | Yes | NA |
| Consensus Resolution Amendment H |
We are Workers: DSA in a Resurgent Labor Movement (Amendment to CR #5 National Labor Commission) |
Groundwork | No | NA |
| Consensus Resolution Amendment I |
Act Like an Independent Party (Amendment to CR #6 National Electoral Committee) |
B&R | Yes | NA |
| Consensus Resolution Amendment J |
Congressional Democratic Socialist Caucus (Amendment to CR #6 National Electoral Committee) |
Advance DSA | Yes | NA |
| Consensus Resolution Amendment K |
Endorse Ranked Choice Voting (Amendment to CR #6 National Electoral Committee) |
NA | ||
| Consensus Resolution Amendment L |
Fighting the Right by Defending Abortion Rights, Trans People, and Democracy (Amendment to CR #6 National Electoral Committee) |
SMC | Yes | NA |
| Consensus Resolution Amendment M |
No Endorsement for Joe Biden (Amendment to CR #6 National Electoral Committee) |
R&R | Yes | NA |
| Consensus Resolution Amendment N |
On the votes of DSA Congressmembers to fund the Israeli military and ban a railway workers strike (Amendment to CR #6 National Electoral Committee) |
R&R + MUG | Yes | NA |
| Consensus Resolution Amendment O |
Run DSA Candidates for School Boards (Amendment to CR #6 National Electoral Committee) |
Groundwork | No | NA |
| Consensus Resolution Amendment P |
Towards a Party-Like Electoral Strategy (Amendment to CR #6 National Electoral Committee) |
R&R + MUG | Yes | NA |
Constitution/Bylaws Changes
| Constitutional and Bylaws Changes | From | R&R Recommendation | Consent agenda? | |
| C/B Change #1 | Democratize DSA 2023 | SMC, endorsed by R&R | Yes | NA (not applicable) |
| C/B Change #2 | Strengthening Democracy by Increasing Member Input and Creating a National Delegates Council | R&R + MUG | Yes | NA |
Platform Change
| Platform Amendments | From | R&R Recommendation | Consent | |
| Platform Change #1: | Platform Amendment: Railroad public ownership text for “Economic Justice” and “Green New Deal” |
Yes
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Yes, put on consent agenda (not discussed at convention) |
NPC Recommendations
| NPC Recommendations | From | R&R Recommendation | ||
| NPC Recommendation #2 | Developing an Actionable Plan/Program (Resolution) | NPC | Yes | Yes, put on consent agenda (not discussed at convention) |
| NPC Recommendation #6 | Articles of Incorporation (Resolution) | NPC | Yes | Yes, put on consent agenda (not discussed at convention) |
| NPC Recommendation #7 | Recommitment to a National Committee of Grievance Officers (Resolution) |
NPC & Committee of Harassment and Grievance Officers (CGO) |
Yes | Yes, put on consent agenda (not discussed at convention) |
Overall Ranking (What should be agendized at the Convention?)
At the end of the delegates survey, delegates are asked to rank potential agenda items in the order of their preference of seeing them agendized at the Convention (there will not be time to discuss all of them). Here is our recommendation on what order to rank the items:
- Consensus Resolution Amendment M: No Endorsement for Joe Biden (Amendment to CR #6 (NEC))
- Consensus Resolution Amendment N: On the votes of DSA Congressmembers to fund the Israeli military and ban a railway workers strike (Amendment to CR #6 (NEC))
- Consensus Resolution Amendment P: Towards a Party-Like Electoral Strategy (Amendment to CR #6 (NEC)
- Consensus Resolution Amendment D: Socialist Anti-Militarism and the War in Ukraine (Amendment to CR #4 (IC)
- Consensus Resolution Amendment G: Our Program for Union Democracy (Amendment to CR #5 (NLC))
- C/B Change #2: Strengthening Democracy by Increasing Member Input and Creating a National Delegates Council.
- Member-Submitted Resolution #17: Strengthening Democracy by Strengthening DSA’s Elected Leadership [stipends for NPC members]
- C/B Change #1: Democratize DSA 2023
- Consensus Resolution Amendment J: Congressional Democratic Socialist Caucus (Amendment to CR #6 (NEC))
- Member-Submitted Resolution #2: Defend Democracy through Political Independence
- Consensus Resolution Amendment I: Act Like an Independent Party (Amendment to CR #6 (NEC))
- Consensus Resolution Amendment C: For a Class-Struggle Internationalism (Amendment to CR #4 (IC))
- Member-Submitted Resolution #8: For a Political, Prolific and Democratic DSA Editorial Board
- Consensus Resolution Amendment L: Fighting the Right by Defending Abortion Rights, Trans People, and Democracy (Amendment to CR #6 (NEC))
- Member-Submitted Resolution #16: Renew the National Activist Conference
- Member-Submitted Resolution #6: End National Harassment and Grievance Officer Contract and Make the Role a Staff Position
- Member-Submitted Resolution #18: Uniting Against the Ultra-Right
- Member-Submitted Resolution #3: Resolution on Full-time National Chairs
- Member-Submitted Resolution #13: National Advisory Committee
- Consensus Resolution Amendment A: Give our 1% for the 99 Percent (Amendment to CR #3 (GDC))
- Platform Change #1: Railroad public ownership text for “Economic Justice” and “Green New Deal”
- Member-Submitted Resolution #10: Launch a Democracy Commission for DSA
- Consensus Resolution Amendment H: We are Workers: DSA in a Resurgent Labor Movement (Amendment to CR #5 (NLC)
- Consensus Resolution Amendment E: For a DSA Ready to Move in the Labor Movement (Amendment to CR #5 (NLC))
- Member-Submitted Resolution #20: Winning the Battle for Democracy
- Member-Submitted Resolution #15: Overturn the NPC Decision to Suspend the Steering Committee of the BDS and Palestine Solidarity WG
- Consensus Resolution Amendment B: State Of DSA Reports and At-Large Member Program (Amendment to CR #3 (GDC))
- Consensus Resolution Amendment F: Local EWOC NLC Amendment (Amendment to CR #5 (NLC))
- Member-Submitted Resolution #7: Fair NPC Elections
- Member-Submitted Resolution #14: On the Defense of Immigrants and Refugees
- Member-Submitted Resolution #1: Accountable National Commissions
- Member-Submitted Resolution #5: DSA Organizing for Pandemic Justice
- Consensus Resolution Amendment O: Run DSA Candidates for School Boards (Amendment to CR #6 (NEC))
- Consensus Resolution Amendment K: Endorse Ranked Choice Voting (Amendment to CR #6 (NEC))
- Member-Submitted Resolution #19: Wage Equity for All and a Living Wage for Social Security
- Member-Submitted Resolution #12: Make DSA an Anti-Zionist Organization in Principle and Praxis
- Member-Submitted Resolution #9: Hybrid Format for DSA Conventions
- Member-Submitted Resolution #11: Make Bud DSA’s Official Mascot
