Unveiling the DSA Game Plan - Part 2

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Unveiling the DSA Game Plan - Part 1

The DSA Plan

In Part 1, the DSA plans to transform America into a socialist/communist nation were discussed at length. According to the words of many candidates and leaders in the DSA, they hope to 1) eliminate the U.S. Senate, 2) weaken the presidency and the Supreme Court, 3) have Congress appoint the president rather than allowing the people to vote on this representative of the people, 4) have Congress appoint Supreme Court justices, and 5) make the president and the Supreme Court subordinate to Congress. How could these things happen, one may wonder? These would be possible only by completely doing away with the U.S. Constitution, which is the ultimate plan.

In Part 1 these issues were discussed at length. However, it seems that the Constitution itself prohibits this kind of political reconfiguration. The Presidency, the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Supreme Court are carved into the first three articles of the Constitution. Additionally, the republican form of government is guaranteed under Article IV and the only means available to revise the Constitution is through the onerous amendment process, which is spelled out in Article V. It seems a safe bet that such changes to the Constitution would never attain the congressional and state support necessary to succeed, much less the dissolution of the entire document.

One wonders why the DSA would be so bold as to openly discuss their plans when the barriers seem impossible to overcome. In the previous article, however, it was explained that the DSA has no intention of allowing the Constitution to prevent them. According to Cliff Connelly of the DSA, they would accomplish their goals through extra-constitutional (revoutionary) means, stating:

Of the DSA caucuses that believe in democracy as an end goal, MUG (Marxist Unity Group) is the only one that sees revolution as a necessity to get there. And of the caucuses in DSA which see the necessity of revolution, we’re the only ones that see democracy as the end goal.

From Czechoslovakia to Communism

Communists overcame the Czechoslovak constitution in February 1948 not by formally abolishing it at first, but by exploiting constitutional mechanisms, coercing the president, and capturing the security apparatus until the democratic framework collapsed from within. The process was legalistic on the surface but driven by force, intimidation, and Soviet backing.

They used a constitutional crisis—manufactured through control of the police, illegal purges, and mass intimidation—to pressure President Edvard Beneš into appointing a Communist‑dominated government, after which they rewrote the constitution entirely.

How the Communists dismantled the constitutional order

1. Capture of the security forces

Interior Minister Václav Nosek, a Communist, illegally expanded his authority and began purging non‑Communist officers from the national police. This violated cabinet decisions and directly undermined constitutional checks on executive power.

By controlling the police, the Communist Party gained:

• Enforcement power independent of constitutional oversight

• Ability to intimidate political opponents

• Control over street demonstrations and public order

This was the decisive structural advantage.

2. Triggering a constitutional crisis

When Nosek refused to reverse the illegal purges, twelve non‑Communist ministers resigned on 21 February 1948. They expected Beneš to reject their resignations and force new elections. Instead, the Communists used the resignations as leverage.

The constitution required the president to either:

• Reject the resignations and maintain the government, or

• Accept them and appoint replacements

The Communists turned this into a trap.

3. Mass intimidation and threat of civil war

Communist militias, armed police, and orchestrated mass demonstrations flooded Prague. Gottwald threatened a general strike if Beneš did not appoint a Communist‑dominated cabinet.

This created the appearance of “popular will” while simultaneously signaling that refusal would provoke violence and likely Soviet intervention.

4. Forcing the president’s hand

President Beneš—ill, politically isolated, and fearing Soviet military action—capitulated on 25 February 1948, accepting the resignations and appointing the Communist‑controlled government.

This was the constitutional breaking point:
The president’s formal powers were used against the democratic system under duress.

5. Rapid consolidation of power

Once in control of the cabinet, the Communists:

• Fired thousands of non‑Communist officials

• Arrested opponents

• Forced others into exile

• Neutralized parliament, which quickly fell in line and unanimously endorsed the new government

The May 1948 elections offered only a single Communist‑approved list, eliminating constitutional pluralism entirely.

6. Replacing the constitution

On 9 May 1948, the National Assembly approved a new constitution declaring Czechoslovakia a “people’s democratic state”, formally ending the pre‑war democratic constitutional order.

🧩 Why the constitution failed

Three structural weaknesses made the takeover possible:

• Overreliance on presidential discretion
  Beneš had broad powers but no institutional protection against coercion.

• Fragmented non‑Communist parties
  They could not coordinate a unified response.

• Communist control of the security apparatus
  Once the police were compromised, constitutional mechanisms became meaningless.

Weak Links

Many will insist that the DSA plans could never succeed. America would never allow a revolutionary coup to dismantle the U.S. Constitution. There are simply too many American patriots who would stand against such an uprising. However, that may not be as true as one might hope. According to a recent CBS News/YouGov poll, roughly 58% of Democrats in America currently have a favorable view of socialism and 24% of Democrats in that poll have no opinion on the subject. Consequently, it is safe to say that 72% of the Democrat Party would put up little or no resistance against a socialist coup. Additionally, according to a recent Gallup poll, 14% of Republicans have a favorable view of socialism while a whopping 46% of Republicans have no opinion on the subject. This suggests that well over half of the U.S. citizenry would likely be unwilling to stand against the DSA. In fact, according to Steve Scalise, the Republican majority leader in the House of Representatives, 96% of Democrat members of Congress believe socialism is "okay."

While those numbers are disappointing, they do not represent the biggest challenge when it comes to overcoming a coup and maintaining a republic. The words of the Constitution may appear to prevent such a takeover, but the truth is that the U.S. is not governed by the Constitution. The U.S. is governed by people. Yes, those roles are designed in the Constitution, but the people who take on political offices are, themselves, often weak and compromised. It is those weaknesses and character flaws that could ultimately lead to DSA success. Indeed, history can teach us much about the possibilities.

Lessons from History

A clear historical example is Czechoslovakia in 1948, when a relatively small but well‑organized communist faction—backed by Soviet influence—successfully seized control from a democratic, multi‑party government. This event, known as the Czech coup of 1948, involved communists leveraging their positions within the coalition government, using police forces they controlled, and applying political pressure to force non‑communist ministers to resign. The result was the end of parliamentary democracy and the establishment of a one‑party communist state.

Another example is Poland after World War II, where communists—initially a minority—consolidated power through Soviet-backed coercion, rigged elections, and purges, ultimately displacing democratic institutions by 1947–48. A third case is Hungary, where communists gradually took over the democratic postwar government through incremental elimination of opposition culminating in full control by 1948. These cases share a pattern: communist factions that were not initially dominant used strategic pressure, control of security forces, and Soviet backing to overcome democratic systems.

The following is an excerpt from a Microsoft Co-Pilot (AI) assessment of how, in 1948, Czechoslovakia was converted to a communist state.

It quickly becomes evident that, absent a deep commitment from the American people, turning the U.S. into a socialist/communist state is not beyond the realm of possibilities. It is easy to picture many of our current political leaders succumbing to the pressure from such a coup, particularly when a number of elected officials (i.e., Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandia Ocasio-Cortez) already strongly support the imposition of socialist policies in the U.S.

What to Expect

Under a communist regime, the U.S. Constitution would be completely unraveled. Consequently, citizens would no longer enjoy the rights that are currently protected by the Constitution. There would no longer be a right to free speech or worship (First Amendment) or a right to own firearms (Second Amendment), which would undoubtedly be confiscated. Without the U.S. Constitution, those rights would no longer exist. Additionally, the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, delineated in the Declaration of Independence and designated as unalienable rights, would no longer be recognized as such.

In the United States, the initial step toward socialism/communism would be what is described as Medicare-for-All. It is designed as a single-payer health care system. While it may sound good on the surface as a means of providing health care for every individual in the U.S., that is neither the goal nor would it be the ultimate outcome. What Medicare-for-All does is place the health of every individual in the U.S. in the hands of the federal government. Notice that it would not simply be health care that the government controls...but health. The government would make decisions that should be decided between an individual and his/her doctor.

The United States would then undoubtedly become borderless, allowing anyone to enter the country at will. This would also include amnesty and a path to instant citizenship for those illegally in the country. In fact, a number of "sanctuary" states have already begun to embrace socialist principles, pitting local and state law enforcement agencies against federal agencies where illegal aliens are concerned.

This political transformation would involve an enormous increase in taxes at all income levels. While the mantra is to tax the rich, that is but a demagogic slogan (disinformation, if you will). A few poverty-stricken individuals may initially benefit from this policy, but except for the poorest of society, everyone would ultimately end up with fewer assets than they owned under the U.S. free market system - everyone, that is, but the government elite.

Socialist/communist rule would also include government control of the manufacturing sector of the economy. It would begin with much heavier governmental regulation of that sector, but it would ultimately become government-run where nothing would be manufactured by the private sector. These and many other freedoms would be eliminated under communist rule.

An Ounce of Prevention

It is critical to once again consider the all-important question: How could this happen in America? Given world history where other countries have fallen to communist rule, the answer is simple. The people allowed it to happen. After all, a nation can, by electing weak and lazy politicians, vote itself into communism. What a nation cannot do is vote itself out of communism. This means the only practicable safeguard is prevention. Of course, that answer naturally begs the question: How can communism be prevented in America?

The first part of the answer should be obvious. It begins with refusing to elect anyone to political office, at the state or federal level, who either claims to be a part of the DSA or favors DSA policies. This would include current Democrat candidates like Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, James Talarico in Texas, and Angie Nixon in Florida, each of whom is running for the U.S. Senate.

The next step would be to begin removing those currently holding office who, by the very nature of their politics, support socialist principles and, thus, fail to uphold the U.S. Constitution as it is written. It also means reversing the current overreach of the federal government and returning constitutional authority to the individual states as designated in the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution where is stated:

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

It is true that those who were able to overcome the Czechoslovakian Constitution had assistance from Russia, and that threat of force was critical to their success. Yet who can doubt that China, and perhaps Russia and other communist states, would be delighted to offer support to a communist coup in America? China would no doubt love to see the demise of the American free market system and the dissolution of a nation built on principles of freedom. They would surely relish the undoing of the U.S. economy and cheer at the thought of a military buried under the authority of the Socialist States of America (or something comparable).

Conclusion

Maintaining a republic in the United States of America should not be that difficult since the bulk of the work has been completed. The Founding Fathers designed the Constitution to protect this country from the very kind of coup that appears to be on the horizon. The tools to retain a free society are available. However, a saw cannot cut wood unless it is in the hands of someone who will put it to use. A hammer cannot pound a nail without a human hand behind it. No tool can accomplish its designed purpose if the people fail to employ it properly. It is now time for "We the People" to put to use the tools given to us by the Founding Fathers of this nation. It is time to thwart a communist takeover of the greatest nation to ever exist. 

End Part 2

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