Senate Republicans are warning that a new policy push from a far-left group gaining momentum in politics would unravel the Constitution, and could leave them without a job.As a progressive surge threatens to rewrite the core of the Democratic Party, earlier this month the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which scored early victories in primary elections across the U.S.over the last several weeks, unveiled its vision for government.Among the three main pillars was a call to abolish the Senate in favor of an expanded House of Representatives with multiple parties in a bid to effectively eliminate the age-old two-party system that has dominated American politics and representation for over two centuries.WARREN DEFIES SCHUMER AS DEM CIVIL WAR EXPLODES OVER MUST-WIN SENATE RACEThe DSA wants to abolish the Senate, among several other goals, in their vision of government.
But Senate Republicans contend that the notion runs afoul of the Constitution, and argue that the experiment is best tested on an island unseen to the world.( )"I mean, we are important," Sen.
Rick Scott, R-Fla., quipped to Fox News Digital."[It’s] pretty disgusting.
I mean, you know the Senate is here so we can represent all — make sure all the states are represented.So, yeah.
I think the Founding Fathers were pretty smart."While the number of members in the House of Representatives depends on the population of every state, the Senate is the great equalizer where every state, regardless of size or population, receives two senators to represent them in the upper chamber. The progressive swell during this midterm cycle, so far, has largely been contained to the House, where DSA-backed candidates toppled longtime Democratic incumbents in New York City and Colorado last month.But one candidate, Abdul El-Sayed, who is running for the Democratic nomination in the Michigan Senate race, has tenuous links to the DSA from events the organization has sponsored that he’s attended.They've also not...