JONATHAN TURLEY: University of Pennsylvania professor calls for litmus test for all Democratic candidates

University of Pennsylvania professor Michael Mann is the vice provost for Climate Science, Policy, and Action and has pushed candidates to commit to major environmental reforms.Notably, he seemed to pivot in an interview with Peter Dominick on a podcast last week, calling for all Democratic candidates to face a litmus test on committing to pack the Supreme Court: promise to pack or get the sack.It is only the latest example of how the hostile takeover of the court is now the priority for many Democrats in removing a barrier to a radical agenda."When it comes to Senate races, there should be a litmus test," Mann said.

"It isn’t just good enough to be a Democrat.You’ve got to be a Democrat who would be willing to expand the Supreme Court … There’s no way not to be partisan.

There’s no way not to be political here.If you care about the environment, you’ve got to vote for the Democrats now."FILE - Democrats are pushing to pack the Supreme Court.

(Kevin Carter/Getty Images)JONATHAN TURLEY: DEM SOCIALIST RIPS ‘INSTITUTIONALISTS’ AS FAR LEFT TURNS UP HEAT ON DEFENDERS OF CONSTITUTIONEstablishment candidates are offering the mob the Supreme Court to show their bona fides as the far left turns on "institutionalists" who support our constitutional system.As I previously wrote, even law professors and deans joined this movement in calling for the rejection of our Constitution on the 250th anniversary of our revolution.Once packed, the court could greenlight a variety of unconstitutional measures.Years ago, Harvard professor Michael Klarman laid out a radical agenda to change the system to guarantee Republicans "will never win another election." However, he warned that the Supreme Court "could strike down everything I just described." Therefore, the court must be packed in advance to make these changes possible.That includes an agenda for extreme measures ranging from wealth taxes, to reparations, to climate control regulations.Justices of the US Supreme Cou...