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Nevilledog

(51,101 posts) Mon Sep 21, 2020, 04:02 PM Sep 2020

RBG is first woman to lie in state at the Capitol.

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RBG is first woman to lie in state at the Capitol. (Original Post) Nevilledog Sep 2020 OP

This comes as a surprise to me Cirque du So-What Sep 2020 #1

I thought they were bringing her to the SCOTUS Rotunda? lagomorph777 Sep 2020 #2

They're doing both for RBG. n/t Laelth Sep 2020 #4

100 years after women gained the right to vote. Laelth Sep 2020 #3

Rosa Parks FBaggins Sep 2020 #5

Lying "in State" is reserved for public officials. Parks was there "in Honor". cbdo2007 Sep 2020 #6

There is no such rule FBaggins Sep 2020 #7

RBG kick. Nevilledog Sep 2020 #8

Cirque du So-What

(25,938 posts)

1. This comes as a surprise to me

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 04:04 PM

Sep 2020

A rather unpleasant surprise at that.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

2. I thought they were bringing her to the SCOTUS Rotunda?

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 04:04 PM

Sep 2020

That's a block away from the Capitol.

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

4. They're doing both for RBG. n/t

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 04:13 PM

Sep 2020

-Laelth

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

3. 100 years after women gained the right to vote.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 04:13 PM

Sep 2020

That took a while. Better late than never, I suppose.

-Laelth

FBaggins

(26,735 posts)

5. Rosa Parks

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 04:19 PM

Sep 2020

Only difference was whether the guards were military or police.

cbdo2007

(9,213 posts)

6. Lying "in State" is reserved for public officials. Parks was there "in Honor".

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #5)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 04:26 PM

Sep 2020

Ginsburg will be the first woman to lie "in State". Which is quite the honor.

FBaggins

(26,735 posts)

7. There is no such rule

Reply to cbdo2007 (Reply #6)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 04:37 PM

Sep 2020

The differences between "state" and "honor" are entirely arbitrary (whatever the current Congress decides).

At least the three unknown soldiers were presumably not "public officials". L'Enfant as well.

Nevilledog

(51,101 posts)

8. RBG kick.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 05:34 PM

Sep 2020

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