Rosa Parks to lie in state at the Capital

Alex · 10-28-2005, 02:32 PM

Prucence, I think the only requirement is that the Congress pass a motion allowing it. For certain people I think it is assumed and pro forma, but if Congressman X could get his colleagues sufficiently worked up about his mother's death I believe they could do the same.

My wife happens to be in DC this weekend so she might go out if the lines aren't too bad.

Regardless, it is a better honoring of her than closing a lane of a freeway in LA as happened the other day.

Prudence · 10-28-2005, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Prucence, I think the only requirement is that the Congress pass a motion allowing it. For certain people I think it is assumed and pro forma, but if Congressman X could get his colleagues sufficiently worked up about his mother's death I believe they could do the same.

I realize that. I was offering a rationale for why the honor should be considered deserved.

Alex · 10-28-2005, 05:24 PM

Sorry, I misdirected my response, I meant to direct it to Ponine who did ask how it was decided.

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Prucence, I think the only requirement is that the Congress pass a motion allowing it. For certain people I think it is assumed and pro forma, but if Congressman X could get his colleagues sufficiently worked up about his mother's death I believe they could do the same. My wife happens to be in DC this weekend so she might go out if the lines aren't too bad. Regardless, it is a better honoring of her than closing a lane of a freeway in LA as happened the other day.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Sorry, I misdirected my response, I meant to direct it to Ponine who did ask how it was decided.
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