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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
(57,464 posts)69. From the WaPo article:
George Mason law school to be renamed the Antonin Scalia School of Law
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV)
About Mason
Not anymore.
Virginia Declaration of Rights
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia must give final approval for the law schools new name.
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV)
About Mason
George Mason: Patriotism Personified.
George Mason, for whom our university is named, was one of the greatest of the founding fathers of the United States. Mason drafted the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which became a model for the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights.
George Mason, for whom our university is named, was one of the greatest of the founding fathers of the United States. Mason drafted the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which became a model for the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights.
Not anymore.
Virginia Declaration of Rights
The Virginia Declaration of Rights is a document drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent rights of men, including the right to reform or abolish "inadequate" government. It influenced a number of later documents, including the United States Declaration of Independence (1776), the United States Bill of Rights (1789), and the French Revolution's Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789).
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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