House Speaker Johnson rejects request for Jesse Jackson to lie in honor at Capitol

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

House Speaker Mike Johnson has denied a request for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. to lie in honor at the United States Capitol, citing past precedent over how the deaths of other high-profile figures were handled, according to sources familiar with the matter.

The civil rights icon died this week at the age of 84. Jackson was praised by both Republicans and Democrats alike for his decades of activism and work in politics and international affairs. President Donald Trump repeatedly described Jackson this week as a “good man.”

One of the sources told CNN that the decision to reject the request to lie in honor – which had been made on behalf of Jackson’s family – was in keeping with precedent and was not political. The source said that requests for conservative political activist Charlie Kirk and former Vice President Dick Cheney were also denied, and that the general practice is for select military officials and select government officials to lie in honor. But civilians or non-government officials have lain in honor in the US Capitol in the past, including civil rights hero Rosa Parks in 2005 and evangelical pastor Rev. Billy Graham in 2018, among others.

Lying in honor generally involves laying the casket of the deceased in the Rotunda of the US Capitol, where the public can come and offer final respects.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/house-speaker-johnson-rejects-request-163154488.html

[3catwoman3]

1. Not political he says.

Yeah, right.

[wnylib]

2. So bypass the government and ask the Anglican church

which is near the WH to do the honors for Rev. Jackson. They might cooperate. They could leave the entrance open for visitors to file past. I don't know the layout of the interior, but there is probably at least one side aisle, most likely two. Visitors could enter down the central aisle and take a,side one to exit. Most churches have more than one door. Enter through one and exit through another.

The church would need a security team given the crazies in society. Perhaps the DC police would help with that. Or a private firm if the church could afford it.

Or, since Rev. Jackson was Baptist, perhaps a large Baptist church in DC could host a public viewing to pay respects to a great American.

[milestogo]

3. TSF should not be allowed to "lie in honor"

since he has spent so much time "lying in dishonor".

[electric_blue68]

4. Sooo true!

[Initech]

5. No, he deserves the Osama treatment.

[spanone]

6. fuck that little racist twerp.

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