A top Democratic socialist leader on Sunday embraced abolishing the Senate, national borders, prisons, and more, laying bare the movement’s sweeping agenda as ideological divisions within the Democratic Party continue to deepen.

Abolishing Institutions

Speaking to Fox News’ Shannon Bream, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) national co-chair Megan Romer fired off a series of ‘yes’ and ‘true’ responses when asked whether the organization’s platform calls for dismantling major American institutions.

Romer also affirmed the organization’s support for replacing the presidency and Supreme Court, abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), eventually eliminating national borders while granting amnesty to illegal immigrants, defunding the Pentagon, phasing out prisons, and shifting most large corporations to public ownership.

She said some proposals, including abolishing borders and prisons, are part of the organization’s long-term vision.

Expanding Congress

Explaining the push to eliminate the Senate, Romer called the chamber ‘an anachronistic institution’ that was designed to limit the influence of ordinary Americans.

‘It comes from the British House of Lords,’ she said. ‘The Senate was part of the system that was made to make sure that the people didn’t have too much of a say. So we want to expand Congress significantly, but make it a unicameral legislature,’ Romer said.

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