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View from the Left: Expand SCOTUS only to add diversity By Scott Deshefy Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) usually argued for lengths of elected service determined by the people. If constituents wanted to re-elect the same “public servant” time and time again, and he (or she) received enough ballots, Franklin didn’t object, even if tenures of presidents were long. When it came to appointing judges, however, Franklin adamantly argued for a Scottish-style legal system where lawyers, not holders of high office, designated judges. James Wilson (1742-1798), who signed both the Declaration of Independence and Constitution before becoming a Supreme Court Justice himself, strongly disagreed. Wilson favored court appointments by authorized individuals, feeling collectives of peers weren’t likely to decide such matters fairly. John Rutledge (1739-1800), South Carolina delegate to the Constitutional Convention, who also served in the Supreme Court, thought otherwise. (His older brother E

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