cogar_42 10 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Can anyone believe the George Mason Patriots. They took out Michigan State, my Heels, Wichita State, and now UConn. I know nobody picked them or even heard of them at the beginning of March but does anyone think they can last in the Final Four? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefield_Rules 46 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 UNBELIEVABLE! AMAZING! STUNNING! UNREAL! ASTONISHING! INCREDIBLE! UNIMAGINABLE! INCONCEIVABLE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH31 2,532 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 tony skinn= my new fav. player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narz_Wave 10 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Since my Tarheels are sitting at home right now, I'll say it. GO PATRIOTS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefieldRocks 14 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Yea, my brackett is pretty much dead.... I cant believe that... There either on a hot streak like WVU was last year. Or there the real deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano5 14 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 the only Final Four team i have left is Florida.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend11 32 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Hahaha, yeah, I thought that when GMU took down UNC, it made UNC look pretty bad. But they keep looking better and better every time GMU steps on the court. How fun is this team to watch anyway? I'm lovin' every minute of their games so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokie_2 10 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 They have it all they have the post players. the guards they play great defense and they score when they have to. They could actually pull it off the way the brackets have worked out. GO GEORGE MASON. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaveFan09 50 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 gotta pull for a team from Virginia.., you know i think theyre has beena team from Virginia in the final four or the championship in D-1 D-2 and D-3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefieldRocks 14 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 George Mason is located in VA.? learn something new every day dont ya? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundy10 10 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 George Mason, the man not the school, was the first Governor of Virginia wasnt he? I may be wrong on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH31 2,532 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 i thought it might be patrick henry...but i could be wrong too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narz_Wave 10 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 [ QUOTE ] George Mason is located in VA.? learn something new every day dont ya? [/ QUOTE ] George Mason is located just outside of Washington DC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefield_Rules 46 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] George Mason is located in VA.? learn something new every day dont ya? [/ QUOTE ] George Mason is located just outside of Washington DC. [/ QUOTE ] Yes, in Fairfax, Virginia... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DipsetinVA 10 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 patrick henry was the first govenor..george mason was never govenor...just a virginia planter, a wealthy one at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundy10 10 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 I think your right. I wasnt sure when I posted...But I do know Mason was a little more than just a planter... I hope they win the championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 George Mason (1725-1792) In 1725 George Mason was born to George and Ann Thomson Mason. When the boy was 10 years old his father died, and young George's upbringing was left in the care of his uncle, John Mercer. The future jurist's education was profoundly shaped by the contents of his uncle's 1500-volume library, one-third of which concerned the law. Mason established himself as an important figure in his community. As owner of Gunston Hall he was one of the richest planters in Virginia. In 1750 he married Anne Eilbeck, and in 23 years of marriage they had five sons and four daughters. In 1752 he acquired an interest in the Ohio Company, an organization that speculated in western lands. When the crown revoked the company's rights in 1773, Mason, the company's treasurer, wrote his first major state paper, Extracts from the Virginia Charters, with Some Remarks upon Them. During these years Mason also pursued his political interests. He was a justice of the Fairfax County court, and between 1754 and 1779 Mason was a trustee of the city of Alexandria. In 1759 he was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses. When the Stamp Act of 1765 aroused outrage in the colonies, George Mason wrote an open letter explaining the colonists' position to a committee of London merchants to enlist their support. In 1774 Mason again was in the forefront of political events when he assisted in drawing up the Fairfax Resolves, a document that outlined the colonists' constitutional grounds for their objections to the Boston Port Act. Virginia's Declaration of Rights, framed by Mason in 1776, was widely copied in other colonies, served as a model for Jefferson in the first part of the Declaration of Independence, and was the basis for the federal Constitution's Bill of Rights. The years between 1776 and 1780 were filled with great legislative activity. The establishment of a government independent of Great Britain required the abilities of persons such as George Mason. He supported the disestablishment of the church and was active in the organization of military affairs, especially in the West. The influence of his early work, Extracts from the Virginia Charters, is seen in the 1783 peace treaty with Great Britain, which fixed the Anglo-American boundary at the Great Lakes instead of the Ohio River. After independence, Mason drew up the plan for Virginia's cession of its western lands to the United States. By the early 1780s, however, Mason grew disgusted with the conduct of public affairs and retired. He married his second wife, Sarah Brent, in 1780. In 1785 he attended the Mount Vernon meeting that was a prelude to the Annapolis convention of 1786, but, though appointed, he did not go to Annapolis. At Philadelphia in 1787 Mason was one of the five most frequent speakers at the Constitutional Convention. He exerted great influence, but during the last 2 weeks of the convention he decided not to sign the document. Mason's refusal prompts some surprise, especially since his name is so closely linked with constitutionalism. He explained his reasons at length, citing the absence of a declaration of rights as his primary concern. He then discussed the provisions of the Constitution point by point, beginning with the House of Representatives. The House he criticized as not truly representative of the nation, the Senate as too powerful. He also claimed that the power of the federal judiciary would destroy the state judiciaries, render justice unattainable, and enable the rich to oppress and ruin the poor. These fears led Mason to conclude that the new government was destined to either become a monarchy or fall into the hands of a corrupt, oppressive aristocracy. Two of Mason's greatest concerns were incorporated into the Constitution. The Bill of Rights answered his primary objection, and the 11th amendment addressed his call for strictures on the judiciary. Throughout his career Mason was guided by his belief in the rule of reason and in the centrality of the natural rights of man. He approached problems coolly, rationally, and impersonally. In recognition of his accomplishments and dedication to the principles of the Age of Reason, Mason has been called the American manifestation of the Enlightenment. Mason died on October 7, 1792, and was buried on the grounds of Gunston Hall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DipsetinVA 10 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 well im sure he was more than a planter as stated above.. the man was a genuis, probably one of the smartest men ever recognized from colonial times... Ive been to his house, he got alot less recognition than he deserved, more of a behind the scenes deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narz_Wave 10 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Thanks for the info G Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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