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In reply to the discussion: George Mason law school to be renamed the Antonin Scalia School of Law [View all]mahatmakanejeeves
(57,461 posts)54. He opposed ratification for a good reason. See post #14.
The law school has always skewed to the right.
He opposed ratification because the Constitution did not include a Bill of Rights:
He opposed ratification because the Constitution did not include a Bill of Rights:
In 1787, toward the end of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Mason proposed that a bill of rights preface the Constitution, but his proposal was defeated. When he refused to sign the new Constitution, his decision baffled some and alienated others, including his old friend, George Washington. Mason's stand nonetheless had its effect. At the first session of the first Congress, Madison introduced a Bill of Rights that paralleled Mason's Declaration of Rights of 1776.
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George Mason law school to be renamed the Antonin Scalia School of Law [View all]
Eugene
Mar 2016
OP
Doubtful. The school would have a board. The State legistlaure could get involved,
FSogol
Apr 2016
#65
Hey! Don't lump Neanderthals with racists! We're not the least bit racist. In fact, we even bred
valerief
Mar 2016
#23
I hear ya. I refer to it as National as well. Friends who are commercial airline pilots
LuckyLib
Mar 2016
#44
That would knock out Leland Stanford Junior University (the official name), more commonly
24601
Apr 2016
#49
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
Will they now teach a class in how to manipulate the law to benefit your friends?
olddad56
Apr 2016
#67