Socialist Party of America

The Socialist Party of America (SPUSA) is a left-wing political party in the United States founded by democratic senator Dawg Koupetorska and many other former Worker's Party members on October 11, 2020. It has quickly grown to become the second party in the U.S. by membership, attracting some prominent progressive Democrats into its ranks.

Party leadership consists of Chairman Dawg Koupetorska, Co-Chairman Crispus Moistus, and Treasurer Mr Cheeks. Other notable SPUSA members include former Presidents Annabeth Chase, George Smith, and Franklin D. Roosevelt; and former Vice-President William MacMurphy.

History
The Socialist Party began as a split from the Worker's Party and the Democrats. The primary reason for the split was perceived stagnation and bloated paper membership within the WP, and a desire to play a more active role in national politics. On the other side, the former democrats that joined it saw the increased shift to the center by their party. In the weeks prior to the split, the nascent group referred to itself as the "Socialist Caucus" of the Democratic Party.

Since their foundation, the Socialist Party has been the target of frequent condemnation and accusations of illegal activity by the Right and centrist Democrats. The Reform Party in particular has emerged as perhaps the Socialists' chief rival.

On 27 October 2020, President Joseph McCarthy declared a "National Emergency" under the National Emergencies Act of 1976 in response to "Socialist [communist] imperialism". The Socialist Party issued a response later that day, decrying the perceived hypocrisy of the President and reaffirming their commitment to fighting for socialism.

On 31 October 2020, Party leader Dawg "Koup" Koupetorska announced his candidacy for President of the United States.

On 8 June 2021, a streak of 4 Socialist Party presidents was broken, with the Democratic Partys Peter Macain winning the election.

Manifesto
The Socialist Party platform is one of largely libertarian socialist values. The following is the current declared manifesto of the party as of October 11, 2020.
 * 1) Abolish ICE
 * 2) Abolish the CIA
 * 3) UBI of 1000 dollars per month, no strings attached. The amount will be adjusting for inflation every 2 years
 * 4) Proportional representation and ranked choice voting
 * 5) Workplace democratization for companies which employ over 500 workers. The union should have a controlling stake in said companies
 * 6) Abolish private prisons
 * 7) Abolish the Death Penalty
 * 8) Criminalize torture/cruel and unusual punishments in American prisons
 * 9) Shutdown Guantanamo Bay
 * 10) Statehood for Washington DC, Independence/Statehood referendum for Puerto Rico, Independence referendum on the Navajo Nation
 * 11) Adopt a stance of Non-Interventionism, pacifism and co-operation in the international stage, while also decrying the far-right regimes of the world and accepting political refugees and prosecuted minorities, be it political or ideological
 * 12) Open border policy
 * 13) Lift existing sanctions and embargoes, especially when it comes to medicine and food. If need be, embargoes on weapons and only weapons can stay
 * 14) Universal and Free Healthcare (M4A)
 * 15) A Green New Deal, to combat climate change and bring forth a new green economic revitalization
 * 16) Tuition Free College
 * 17) Lower the military budget by at the very least 250 billion dollars
 * 18) Background Checks and a ban on open-carry, though a complete ban for both civilians and police would be the best possible outcome
 * 19) Abortions are free. States shall not restrict them in every way, be it reasoning or a timeframe
 * 20) Promotes the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community
 * 21) Demilitarize the police and hold cops accountable for their crimes
 * 22) Remove civil forfeiture as a policeman's right
 * 23) Divert funds away from the police and into education and non-violent means of crime prevention. Create an unarmed force to deal with civil disturbances
 * 24) Guarantee Spanish classes in all public schools
 * 25) Provide accurate history textbooks, removing confederate revisionist propaganda from the hands of our students
 * 26) We support 17 dollar minimum wage which will rise with inflation
 * 27) Mandatory Membership in unions
 * 28) Replace the Electoral College with a system that utilizes Runoff Voting and Ranked Choice Voting. This will allow third parties to become a force within politics
 * 29) Overturn Citizens United and Valeo
 * 30) Eliminate super PACs
 * 31) Lowering voting age to 17 and drinking age to 18
 * 32) Democracy Dollars. Give every registered voters 200 dollars that can only be used on political campaigns, helping flush out dark money from politics
 * 33) End Partisan Gerrymandering by leaving the drawing of the electoral districts to non partisan boards
 * 34) 18 year term limits supreme court justices