The DSA isn’t naive — it’s seditious. Outlaw them now

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-09 · by Grayson Ryland

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This article argues that the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is seditious because its members aim to destroy the U.S. Constitution. The author cites statements from DSA's program "Workers Deserve More" and National Co-Chairwoman Megan Romer to support this claim, suggesting that the organization openly calls for a revolution to replace the current political system with a democratic socialist republic. Additionally, the article mentions that the Youth Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) passed a resolution opposing the Constitution, further fueling concerns about DSA’s intentions. The author concludes by questioning why such organizations are allowed to continue operating and advocates for outlawing them due to their perceived threat to American democracy.
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Story summary

Grayson Ryland argues in an article for the Washington Examiner that the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is actively working against the principles of the U.S. Constitution and should be outlawed. He recounts a conversation on a train where he engaged with a young woman interested in joining the DSA, only to discover her unawareness about the organization's true intentions. Ryland asserts that while some members might initially join out of idealism or misinformation, the DSA has become more aggressive in its rhetoric and actions, explicitly advocating for the destruction of American governance structures. He references the Smith Act of 1940, suggesting a similar approach to address what he perceives as the subversive nature of the DSA.

Written for “Dsa Criticism Sedition Accusations” on 2026-10-09, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.
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claim-shaped sentences
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1 of 26 hedged
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📰 Dsa Criticism Sedition Accusations
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Who wrote this

Grayson Ryland
3 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 As of 2026, the DSA’s disingenuous mask of innocence has fallen off, and the organization has grown courageous enough to spew its septic ideological dogma of anti-Americanism to anyone with ears, even gloating about how they will destroy the American Constitution.
🔮 Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva markedly exclaimed, “To call us communist or socialist will never offend us.
🔮 we know complete victory will require building a new society from the ground up.”
Also by Grayson Ryland
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Topics

America Constitution DSA YDSA the Democratic Socialists of America

Subjects

DSA ORG · 10× YDSA ORG · 2× the United States GPE · 2× America GPE · 1× Fox News ORG · 1× Israel GPE · 1× Megan Romer PERSON · 1× National ORG · 1× anti-Americanism NORP · 1× the Democratic Socialists of America ORG · 1×

Narrative

Eighty-six years ago, Congress solved this problem by codifying the Smith Act of 1940, which banned subversive parties, saying: “It shall be unlawful for any person … to organize or help to organize any society, group, or assembly of persons who teach, advocate, or encourage the overthrow or destruction of any government in the United States by force or violence; or to be or become a member of, or affiliate with, any such society, group, or assembly of persons, knowing the purposes thereof.”
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-09
🔮 As of 2026, the DSA’s disingenuous mask of innocence has fallen off, and the organization has grown courageous enough to spew its septic ideological dogma of anti-Americanism to anyone with ears, even gloating about how they will destroy the American Constitution.
2026-10-09 · Washington Examiner
The DSA isn’t naive — it’s seditious. Outlaw them now · assertive framing

Claims (26 extracted, 1 hedged)

Recently, I fell into a discussion with a seemingly ordinary girl on the train. asserted
I → fall → train
During our conversation, she claimed that she was interested in becoming a so-called democratic socialist and that she thought America needed a fairer, more democratic third option. asserted
America → claim → option
I quickly rebutted that the Democratic Socialists of America are neither fair nor democratic, and that they are the organization that wants to destroy our Constitution. asserted
that → rebut → Constitution
After the rebuttal, she was surprised and slowly and simply responded, “I did not know that.” asserted
I → surprise → that
I want to naively believe that typical DSA members are like that girl, and that they do not want to maliciously destroy our Constitution, but are instead swept into falling victim to the mass hysteria of socialism, becoming like lemmings jumping off a cliff. asserted
they → want → cliff
But with the DSA going on the offensive, it is fanciful to believe that more than a fraction of its members care about preserving our Constitution. asserted
fraction → go → Constitution
As of 2026, the DSA’s disingenuous mask of innocence has fallen off, and the organization has grown courageous enough to spew its septic ideological dogma of anti-Americanism to anyone with ears, even gloating about how they will destroy the American Constitution. asserted
they → fall → Constitution
The DSA’s program “Workers Deserve More” candidly states, “We are workers fighting to transform society: to win the battle for democracy, draft a new constitution, and create a democratic socialist republic,” as well as, “We know complete victory will require building a new society from the ground up. asserted
victory → state → ground
We push these demands to their furthest extent today, so we can fight for their fullest realization in a socialist future.” asserted
we → push → future
Meanwhile, National co-Chairwoman Megan Romer gleefully said on Fox News, “When we talk about revolution, we’re saying the system as it is cannot be reformed into socialism. asserted
it → say → socialism
It has to be knocked down.” asserted
It → have → ?
The DSA’s loudly spouted heinous goal to forcefully demolish our political system for theirs is forcing the organization to say the quiet part out loud: We want to destroy your Constitution. asserted
We → spout → Constitution
Their partner organization, the YDSA, felt endowed to up the ante and passed Resolution 21 as doctrine. asserted
organization → feel → doctrine
The resolution enshrined anti-Constitutional rhetoric, stating, “Be it finally resolved, YDSA urges DSA as a whole to take up a stance of opposition to the Constitution, openly indicting it as antidemocratic and oppressive, encouraging all DSA members in office to do the same….” asserted
YDSA → enshrine → same
Leading to doubt about whether DSA members can even hold office. asserted
members → lead → office
The blatant, anti-constitutional conflict of interest actively violates the oath of office they swore. asserted
they → violate → office
With the DSA’s obvious desire for the destruction of the Constitution, why do we permit the continuation of cancerous doctrines to spread? asserted
continuation → permit → doctrines
I would argue that there is an air of slothfulness that has overcome many leaders in our nation, with many forcing the nation to tolerate a poison that will numb it to the growing socialist calls for destruction and insurrection. asserted
that → argue → destruction
As the prophets of Israel warned the kings of future consequences, calls to action to stop anti-American reactionaries are falling on deaf ears, while the seditious, planned destruction of our Constitution is shrugged off as an irrelevant fact. asserted
destruction → warn → fact
Historically, the United States took action against organized calls for sedition. asserted
States → take → sedition
Eighty-six years ago, Congress solved this problem by codifying the Smith Act of 1940, which banned subversive parties, saying: “It shall be unlawful for any person … to organize or help to organize any society, group, or assembly of persons who teach, advocate, or encourage the overthrow or destruction of any government in the United States by force or violence; or to be or become a member of, or affiliate with, any such society, group, or assembly of persons, knowing the purposes thereof.” asserted
who → solve → purposes
According to U.S. law, the DSA is an unlawful organization that, because of its subversive activities, should be disbanded. uncertain
that → accord → activities
As Ronald Reagan said in his 1967 inaugural address as California governor, “Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction.” asserted
Freedom → say → extinction
We should not be passive onlookers, merely watching politics from our backyard as our nation is being attacked, but active in preserving our constitutionally endowed freedoms. asserted
nation → watch → freedoms
It is our duty to preserve freedom for us and our posterity while enforcing the legislation set by Congress. asserted
It → preserve → Congress
Any organization that advocates calls to violence and destruction of the U.S. government must be prohibited. asserted
that → advocate → government
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