LSC - Official 2025 DSA Convention Recommendations
The Libertarian Socialist Caucus makes the following recommendations to delegates for the 2025 DSA National Convention. Unless otherwise stated, recommendations listed for proposals with amendments are recommendations for the base resolution unamended, not as amended by the Consent Agenda or pending amendments.
DSA Co-Chair
- Megan R
- Alex P
National Political Committee
- David J
- C.S. Jackson
- Byron L
Constitution & Bylaws Amendments
CB-01: Democracy Commission Comprehensive Structural Reform Proposal
LSC supports the division of CB01 at Convention.
- CB01-1: Archive Policy - Support
- CB01-2: Abolishing Constitutional Membership - Support
- CB01-4: Member Input Policy - Support
- CB01-5: National Commission Policy - Support
- CB01-6: Changes to the NPC - No recommendation
- CB01-7: Standards for the NPC - Support
- CB01-8: Implementing Chapter Affiliation Agreements - Support
- CB01-9: Reauthorizing the Democracy Commission - Oppose
- CB01-10: Repealing the Ban on Democratic Centralism - Support
CB02: One Member, One Vote for National Leadership Elections - Oppose
CB03: Setting Fee Structures for the Organization’s Print Publications - Support
CB04: Fair Representation via STV Delegate Elections - Support
Consensus Resolutions
CR01: Democracy Commission DSA National & Chapter Affiliation Agreement Proposal - Support
CR02: International Committee Consensus Resolution – Building an Internationalist Party - Support
- CR02-A02: Democratic Socialist Internationalism - Oppose
CR03: 2025 Green New Deal Campaign Committee Convention Resolution - Support if amended by CR03-A01, otherwise Oppose
- CR03-A01: For a Radical and Resurgent Ecosocialist Working Group - Support
CR04: National Political Education Committee Consensus Resolution -- 2025 - Support
CR05: National Electoral Commission Consensus Resolution - Support
- CR05-A02: One DSA, Toward a Unified Endorsement Process - No recommendation
- CR05-A03: Towards Deliberative Federal Endorsements - Support
- CR05-A04: Carnation Program Amendment to the NEC Resolution - Oppose
- CR05-A05: Invest in Cadre Candidates and Political Independence - Oppose
CR06: 2025 DSA Housing Justice Commission Consensus Resolution - Support
CR07: Young Democratic Socialists of America: Building DSA for the Future - Support
CR08: Unified Grievance Policy - Oppose
- CR08-A01: Member Expulsion Policy (formerly CB01-3) - Support
- CR08-A02: For a Member-Led Grievance Response - Support
- CR08-A03: Fix the At-Large Loophole in Grievance Policy - Support
CR09: 2025 TRBA Consensus Resolution - Support if amended by CR09-A01, otherwise Oppose
- CR09-A01: Amendment for the Organizational Merger of QSWG and TRBA (formerly R38) - Support
- CR09-A02: CR09-A02: Removal of the Staffer Requirement - Support
CR10: 2025 National Labor Commission Consensus Resolution: Building A Worker Led Labor Movement - Support
- CR10-A01: A Partyist Labor Strategy - Support
- CR10-A02: Carnation Program Amendment to the NLC Resolution - Oppose
- CR10-A03: Support Federal Worker Organizing - Support
- CR10-A04: Non-Reformist Labor Reforms for Worker Power - Oppose
Member-Submitted Resolutions
R01: DSA for One Palestinian State - Support regardless of amendment
- R01-A01: DSA for Palestinian Self-Determination - Support
- R01-A02: DSA Endorses the One Democratic State Campaign - Oppose
R02: No AI Images! - Support
R03: For a Politicized and Member-Driven Growth & Development in DSA - Support regardless of amendment
- R03-A01: Not Just Large Chapters - Support
R04: For a Socialist Party in Years, Not Decades - Support if solely amended by R04-A01, otherwise Oppose
- R04-A01: The Party is DSA - Support
- R04-A02: For Democratic Co-Determination of an Independent Working-Class Politics - Oppose
R05: Fight Fascism, Build Socialism - Oppose
- R05-A01: Leave Hiring to the NPC - Support
R06: One Member, One Vote for Federal Endorsements - Oppose
R07: Principles for Party-Building - Support
R08: Democratic Discipline: A Uniform Process for Electoral Censure Across DSA - Support
R09: For Political and Technological Independence: A Path to Exit from Capitalist and Democratic Party Tech - Support
R10: Make DSA More Diverse - Oppose regardless of amendment
- R10-A01: DSA for Multiracial Liberation - Support
R11: A 50 State Strategy - Support if amended by R11-A01, otherwise Oppose
- R11-A01: Administrative over Political - Support
R13: For a Robust & Centralized National Resource Library - Support
R15: Take the Fight to the Rural Front - Support regardless of amendment
- R15-A01: Rural Organizing Under the GDC - Support
R17: Democratize National Commissions - Oppose
R18: Seize the Moment! Defeat Corporate Democrats and Elect More Socialists - Oppose
R19: From Palestine to Mexico: Fighting Fascist Attacks on Immigrants - No recommendation
R20: Workers Will Lead the Way: Join with Unions to Run Labor Candidates - Oppose
- R20-A01: Democratic Socialists and the Labor Movement Need Each Other - Support
R21: Democracy For All: a NEC Subcommittee for Voting Rights - Support
R22: For a Fighting Anti-Zionist DSA - Support
- R22-A01: Align with the BDS Movement - Oppose
R24: To Defeat Trump, Turn Toward the Masses - Oppose
- R24-A01: Turn Towards the Masses (With Our Own Message) - Support
- R24-A02: Fight the Right in General Elections - Support
R25: DSA and the Democratic Road to Socialism - Oppose
R26: Fight Fascist State Repression & ICE - Support
R27: Staff Relationship to Members in a Democratic Organization - Support
R29: Proposal to Launch a Member-Led National Design Committee - Support
R30: Fighting Back in the Class War: Preparing for May Day 2028 - Support regardless of amendment
- R30-A01: Tenants & Workers Together in 2028 - Support
R31: Rejecting the Normalization of Zionism and Occupation - Support
R32: Towards a Multilingual DSA / Hacia un DSA Multilingüe - Support
R33: Unite Labor & the Left to Run a Socialist For President and Build the Party - Oppose
- R33-A02: Building a United Front Toward 2028 - Support
R34: Workers Deserve More, Forever: For a Coherent and Continuous Program Befitting DSA’s Political Growth - Support if amended by R34-A01, otherwise Oppose
- R34-A01: A Fighting Socialist Program for DSA - Support
R35: For Working-Class Member Leadership - Support if amended by R35-A01, otherwise Oppose
- R35-A01: Stipend the NPC - Support
R36: A Unified Democratic Socialist Strategy for Palestine Solidarity - Oppose
R39: Organizing Against the IHRA Working Definition - Oppose
R40: Build Worker Power, Defeat Amazon - No recommendation
R42: Labor for an Arms Embargo - Oppose
- R42-A01: For a Strike-Ready Labor for an Arms Embargo - Support
R43: Locals-First DSA: Increase Dues Income for Locals and Stabilize National Budget - Support
- R43-A01: Towards a Well-Financed Federation - Oppose
R44: Resolution on Staff, Contractors, and Budgeting - Support regardless of amendment
- R44-A01: For a Member-Guided Budgeting Process - Support
R45: Voting Rights for All Members - Oppose
R46: Resolution to Censure LA City Councilwoman Nithya Raman - Support
R47: Resolution to Censure U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - Support
R48: Equality Before Convention - Support
R49: Resolution on the Use of X.com - Support