Tuesday, September 06, 2005
With all due respect
From The Associated Press
at the Supreme Court of the United States
... After the brief ceremony, a long line of people formed outside the court and people began walking inside past the coffin of the chief justice.
Among the first was Sarah Chusid, 24, an intern at Mobilizing America's Youth, a private organization that seeks to increase the involvement of young people across the political spectrum.
Although she considers herself a liberal, Chusid said she respected the influential role that Rehnquist played on the court for more than three decades. "This is a pivotal time in the court's history; I had to come down and bear witness to this event," she said. ...
Burial at Arlington National Cemetery will be private. ...
As chief justice, Rehnquist is entitled to a funeral that includes a 19-gun salute, four ruffles and flourishes from drums and bugles, and the last 32 bars of the John Philip Sousa march "Stars and Stripes Forever" among other military honors. ...
--ER
at the Supreme Court of the United States
... After the brief ceremony, a long line of people formed outside the court and people began walking inside past the coffin of the chief justice.
Among the first was Sarah Chusid, 24, an intern at Mobilizing America's Youth, a private organization that seeks to increase the involvement of young people across the political spectrum.
Although she considers herself a liberal, Chusid said she respected the influential role that Rehnquist played on the court for more than three decades. "This is a pivotal time in the court's history; I had to come down and bear witness to this event," she said. ...
Burial at Arlington National Cemetery will be private. ...
As chief justice, Rehnquist is entitled to a funeral that includes a 19-gun salute, four ruffles and flourishes from drums and bugles, and the last 32 bars of the John Philip Sousa march "Stars and Stripes Forever" among other military honors. ...
--ER
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Well, dadgum it, then I'll leave myself a comment on this lonesome post.
Politics aside, the death of the Chief Justice of the United States is a grreat loss to the country, and is a historical event of great import, and I am proud to see a lib gal say so in a national news story that, sadly, is just one in the blizzard right now.
--ER
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Politics aside, the death of the Chief Justice of the United States is a grreat loss to the country, and is a historical event of great import, and I am proud to see a lib gal say so in a national news story that, sadly, is just one in the blizzard right now.
--ER
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