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38. So it is ASS Law? Appropriate

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George Mason law school to be renamed the Antonin Scalia School of Law [View all] Eugene Mar 2016 OP

Incredible!!! Well, it is a private school. n/t Herman4747 Mar 2016 #1

No, it is a State School. BTW, Bork taught there too after the Democrats FSogol Mar 2016 #2

This is a good illustration of the POWER of money. newthinking Mar 2016 #36

If a state school, does the state government need to approve? Justice Apr 2016 #63

Doubtful. The school would have a board. The State legistlaure could get involved, FSogol Apr 2016 #65

From the WaPo article: mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2016 #69

Puke FSogol Mar 2016 #3

Double that puke for me! FarPoint Mar 2016 #13

There's no precedent for this! Just like most of his rulings! Human101948 Mar 2016 #22

I sure wouldn't want that name on my J.D. diploma. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2016 #4

No joke. Might as well have a diploma form Liberty University Law School. Hoyt Mar 2016 #6

Me neither 47of74 Mar 2016 #16

Which one? I went to law school in Minnesota The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2016 #20

Mitchell-Hamline 47of74 Mar 2016 #28

My alma mater. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2016 #31

Cool 47of74 Mar 2016 #32

It's changed a lot since I graduated, The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2016 #34

That makes me sick. 47of74 Mar 2016 #5

It would not bother most students anigbrowl Mar 2016 #47

+1 nitpicker Apr 2016 #50

Great! Now racists and Neanderthals will have a place to go! n/t RussBLib Mar 2016 #7

Stop it! nichomachus Mar 2016 #9

Hey! Don't lump Neanderthals with racists! We're not the least bit racist. In fact, we even bred valerief Mar 2016 #23

Great - that'll pair nicely with the George Bush Center for Intelligence LynneSin Mar 2016 #8

God. 47of74 Mar 2016 #26

I wonder if people will be able to get their money back nt nichomachus Mar 2016 #10

I'm still fuming over their naming the airport after Reagan. YOHABLO Mar 2016 #11

I know a number of air traffic controllers who won't refer to DCA The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2016 #21

+1! BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #35

Yeah, George Washington wasn't great enough tabasco Mar 2016 #37

I hear ya. I refer to it as National as well. Friends who are commercial airline pilots LuckyLib Mar 2016 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author silvershadow Mar 2016 #12

The law school has always skewed to the right. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2016 #14

That makes it all the more disgusting treestar Mar 2016 #42

In the 1700s many families used baptism date not birth date. happyslug Apr 2016 #59

What a great explanation. Thank you so much for that. NT mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2016 #60

This is Wrong erpowers Mar 2016 #15

Or the corporatization of higher ed... 47of74 Mar 2016 #24

That would knock out Leland Stanford Junior University (the official name), more commonly 24601 Apr 2016 #49

A Little Different erpowers Apr 2016 #58

Thanks for the reminder. He's still dead. Gregorian Mar 2016 #17

Those kinds of donations talk. I'm sure if the LibDemAlways Mar 2016 #18

They should have re-named it the................................... turbinetree Mar 2016 #19

They live in an alternative universe houston16revival Mar 2016 #25

Rigor mortis hadn't even set in.... 47of74 Mar 2016 #30

I may stop including George Mason SheilaT Mar 2016 #27

The right marches onward, chapdrum Mar 2016 #29

It's a winger law school IIRC (nt) DebbieCDC Mar 2016 #33

Public dbackjon Mar 2016 #39

So it is ASS Law? Appropriate dbackjon Mar 2016 #38

ROFLMAO! Great observation Gungnir Mar 2016 #40

sigh-- GMU is my undergrad alma mater.... mike_c Mar 2016 #41

George Mason opposed the ratification of the US Constitution The Second Stone Mar 2016 #43

Thank you! Good info! Zira Mar 2016 #46

He opposed ratification for a good reason. See post #14. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2016 #54

Eeeww. Zira Mar 2016 #45

Considering that George Mason was pretty much the founder of The Bill of Rights, 1monster Mar 2016 #48

That's like 10 big giants coming up and all taking a massive shit on the school davidpdx Apr 2016 #51

Mason is a bastion of conservatism underpants Apr 2016 #52

George Mason: bemildred Apr 2016 #53

At first I thought this was an April Fool's Day joke... CTyankee Apr 2016 #55

My first thought too MrsMatt Apr 2016 #56

Oh, god, that's funny! I laughed out loud at that one... CTyankee Apr 2016 #57

Hooray, ASSoLs! Please please PLEASE be true! sofa king Apr 2016 #61

Comment to the WaPo article: mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2016 #62

Is this an April Fool's joke? Coventina Apr 2016 #64

I will call it - the law school formerly known as George Mason. Justice Apr 2016 #66

Will they now teach a class in how to manipulate the law to benefit your friends? olddad56 Apr 2016 #67

Ironically, this contradicts the written intent of the founders. n/t Orsino Apr 2016 #68

It will be right next to the Pol Pot School of Urban Planning yurbud Apr 2016 #70

Charles Koch gave nearly $48 million to George Mason University mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2016 #71