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R&R Cheat Sheet for Delegate Survey

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

 

Abstain

 

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)

 

Member-Submitted Resolution #14 Resolution On the Defense of Immigrants and Refugees   Yes

Yes, put on consent agenda (not discussed at convention)

 

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)

 

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

 

No, important convention discusses
Member-Submitted Resolution #19 Wage Equity for All and a Living Wage for Social Security  

No

 

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

 

NA
Consensus Resolution Amendment E

For a DSA Ready to Move in the Labor Movement (Amendment to CR #5 National Labor Commission)

 

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

 

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:

  1. Consensus Resolution Amendment M: No Endorsement for Joe Biden (Amendment to CR #6 (NEC))
  2. 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))
  3. Consensus Resolution Amendment P: Towards a Party-Like Electoral Strategy (Amendment to CR #6 (NEC)
  4. Consensus Resolution Amendment D: Socialist Anti-Militarism and the War in Ukraine (Amendment to CR #4 (IC)
  5. Consensus Resolution Amendment G: Our Program for Union Democracy (Amendment to CR #5 (NLC))
  6. C/B Change #2: Strengthening Democracy by Increasing Member Input and Creating a National Delegates Council.
  7. Member-Submitted Resolution #17: Strengthening Democracy by Strengthening DSA’s Elected Leadership [stipends for NPC members]
  8. C/B Change #1: Democratize DSA 2023
  9. Consensus Resolution Amendment J: Congressional Democratic Socialist Caucus (Amendment to CR #6 (NEC))
  10. Member-Submitted Resolution #2: Defend Democracy through Political Independence
  11. Consensus Resolution Amendment I: Act Like an Independent Party (Amendment to CR #6 (NEC))
  12. Consensus Resolution Amendment C: For a Class-Struggle Internationalism (Amendment to CR #4 (IC))
  13. Member-Submitted Resolution #8: For a Political, Prolific and Democratic DSA Editorial Board
  14. Consensus Resolution Amendment L: Fighting the Right by Defending Abortion Rights, Trans People, and Democracy (Amendment to CR #6 (NEC))
  15. Member-Submitted Resolution #16: Renew the National Activist Conference
  16. Member-Submitted Resolution #6: End National Harassment and Grievance Officer Contract and Make the Role a Staff Position
  17. Member-Submitted Resolution #18: Uniting Against the Ultra-Right
  18. Member-Submitted Resolution #3: Resolution on Full-time National Chairs
  19. Member-Submitted Resolution #13: National Advisory Committee
  20. Consensus Resolution Amendment A: Give our 1% for the 99 Percent (Amendment to CR #3 (GDC))
  21. Platform Change #1: Railroad public ownership text for “Economic Justice” and “Green New Deal”
  22. Member-Submitted Resolution #10: Launch a Democracy Commission for DSA
  23. Consensus Resolution Amendment H: We are Workers: DSA in a Resurgent Labor Movement (Amendment to CR #5 (NLC)
  24. Consensus Resolution Amendment E: For a DSA Ready to Move in the Labor Movement (Amendment to CR #5 (NLC))
  25. Member-Submitted Resolution #20: Winning the Battle for Democracy
  26. Member-Submitted Resolution #15: Overturn the NPC Decision to Suspend the Steering Committee of the BDS and Palestine Solidarity WG
  27. Consensus Resolution Amendment B: State Of DSA Reports and At-Large Member Program (Amendment to CR #3 (GDC))
  28. Consensus Resolution Amendment F: Local EWOC NLC Amendment (Amendment to CR #5 (NLC))
  29.  Member-Submitted Resolution #7: Fair NPC Elections
  30. Member-Submitted Resolution #14: On the Defense of Immigrants and Refugees
  31. Member-Submitted Resolution #1: Accountable National Commissions
  32. Member-Submitted Resolution #5: DSA Organizing for Pandemic Justice
  33. Consensus Resolution Amendment O: Run DSA Candidates for School Boards (Amendment to CR #6 (NEC))
  34. Consensus Resolution Amendment K: Endorse Ranked Choice Voting (Amendment to CR #6 (NEC))
  35. Member-Submitted Resolution #19: Wage Equity for All and a Living Wage for Social Security
  36. Member-Submitted Resolution #12: Make DSA an Anti-Zionist Organization in Principle and Praxis
  37. Member-Submitted Resolution #9: Hybrid Format for DSA Conventions
  38. Member-Submitted Resolution #11: Make Bud DSA’s Official Mascot

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