DP ^^^^^^ CB: Of course, all the bourgeois liberal revolutions were effected by force of arms, not open, talking forums. Anyway, the CPUSA's current general proposal is for "Bill of Rights Socialism", and generally to aim for a peaceful transition to socialism . In the U.S. this would logically be by a Constitutional Convention. So, for example a main amendment would be a Constitutional Amendment for a right to a decent job or income ( Number 28 that would be), ERA, con. amend for right to health care, constit amend for disability rights etc. We might as well constitionalize all of the main planks of a left program.
As to a Soviet "model", to the extent that such would be Leninism, Leninism emphatically teaches that each country's revolution must be based on its own history and political traditions, not "modelled" on revolutions in other countries. So, Leninism as applied in the U.S. would specifically reject imitating the Russian or Chinese Revolutions, and likely project exactly working to have a Constitutional Convention in line with U.S. law and tradition. The problem with such is that the last thing the real U.S. bourgeoisie ( not the idealistic liberal bourgeoisie as on this list ) would allow would be an actually _open_ forum in a Constitutional Convention. They would literally fight to the death - ours not theirs - to prevent that from happening. The opinions and interests of the vast majority of Americans would not be reflected in any currently held convention. Prior to the Con Con, we would have to win elections in the state legislatures, since the Amendment provision says Con Cons are called upon application of two-thirds of the state legislatures, and ratification of amendments must be by three-fourths of the state legislatures or conventions in the states. We'd probably have to win a super majority in Congress too, since the Application for the Con Con seems to be to Congress. So, the Constit. Conven is merely a form. The substance would be building a mass movement that could force an actually open forum in the Con Con. In other words, a Con Con would require what we would have to do in any case: build a highly conscious and courageous movement among Us , the People.