Check out the highlighted passage. From everything I've read, George Mason refused to sign the Constitution because it did not contain a specified Bill of Rights, an invention he brought into Virginia governance a little over a decade before. NEVER before have I even remotely heard this assertion.
Any historically-minded Freepers care to comment? Am I missing some of the historic record? Did Al Gore put it away in his mystical "Lock Box"?
I suspect this is yet another wonderful case of political-correctness run amok... but then again, if I had to work with a bunch of basketball players, I'd probably end up saying the same stuff... ;)
George Mason...slave owner.
GMU's libertarian dominated econ dep't was shaped by Walter Williams. I'm sure most FReepers find this voice of freedom offensive.
GMU BUMP! Who really cares about all that history stuff now?
FINAL FOUR BABY!!!!!!! FINAL FOUR!!!!!!!!!
You just gotta know G. Mason himself is doing the "woop there it is" dance in heaven, showing off to his fellow founding fathers.
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. as Aretha sang!
Nice run for GW, but prepare yourself for the big BEATDOWN on Saturday!