"Extend full voting rights to all permanent U.S. residents and restore the right to vote for incarcerated people and people with criminal convictions. Establish statehood for Washington D.C. and recognize the right to self-determination for all U.S. territories and colonies. Expand and protect voting rights and end voter suppression."

"Extend full voting rights to all permanent U.S. residents..." this DSA blurb says.

Very admirable, until the phrase is deconstructed to its individual parts. "Voting rights,"as we observed in Part 10, are really privileges, considering that there is a voting age minimum, which, by the Constitution's XXVIth Amendment, enacted in 1971, lowered the voting age to 18, but that still restricts minor children from voting, even though they are "U.S. residents." - DSA https://program.dsausa.org/

Further, the DSA would abolish the Presidency and the Senate. For whom, then, on a national level, would our "U.S. residents" vote? Note the cartoon heading for this section of discussion. It is drawn from the DSA website cited above. Therefore, what relevance belongs to this cartoon? Nope, no national elections, period. As for "democracy," an ideal supported by the DSA - it's even in the name of the organization! - DSA seems to pale from the definition, which includes voting. But one must have candidates to vote for, even on a national level. It is the privilege in a democracy for the people to do so, but this DSA "fight" alleges to remove that privilege from us. So, why the cartoon? They're supposed to be funny! This one is a joke, but no one should be laughing.

"Establish statehood for Washington D.C.," this "fight" declares, without realizing that Washington D.C. already enjoys more direct representation in Congress [which DSA wants to abolish!] than any other State in the Union. Did you know? Observe Article I, Section 8, clause 17, which stipulates, in part: "To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square [100 square miles]) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States,..."  

Section 8 describes the specific legislative duties of Congress, both House and Senate. Clause 17 defines the "District" as a "ten miles square" territory. However, in 1846, Congress enacted a statute to return the 31-square miles of VA back to VA, reducing the District to 69 square miles, [in Maryland, only] which has a population of approximately 700,000 residents within that 69 square miles. 700,000, like all congressional districts across the country, is the approximate population represented by a single Representative. However, the legislative authority representing the District is not just that single Representative, which it has, but is the entire population of both House and Senate; 535 individuals. No State enjoys that direct, widespread representation. 

Not to mention that, because the Constitution already dictates these District conditions, only an amendment will change it. Or do communists mandate change by fiat, and not by congressional vote? Well, since DSA wants to abolish one chamber of Congress, the Senate, you have the answer. Go buy a Fiat. That is Italian manufacturing, not American, but you can only buy one model in the U.S. An EV, of course. Sub-compact. Being 6'3", I don't fit but by shape-shifting to a pretzel. Since I still have choice, no thank you.