Capitol Denies Jesse Jackson’s Rotunda Lie-in-Honor Request
TL;DR
House Speaker Mike Johnson denied Rev. Jesse Jackson’s request to lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, citing a precedent that the Rotunda is typically reserved for presidents, the military and select officials. Jackson, who died at 84, had been offered a Capitol tribute, while memorial services are planned in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and South Carolina. The case follows a pattern in which private citizens have rarely been honored at the Capitol, with past examples including Rosa Parks and Billy Graham.
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