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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
Now, the question of the funeral. CNN has been reporting that never in the history or our nation, not once, has a President failed to attend the funeral of a sitting justice of the Supreme Court. So as usual, TDF (who isn't a crazy conservative) is right.
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There's not enough information out there to make that statement. The Chicago Tribune reported in 1954 that Truman sent flowers.
Regardless, this is only the third time it's happened in 60 years. They also didn't have the dead justices in repose until the last Justice Rehnquist in 2005. Since 1980 POTUS has only attended 4 of 10 justices funerals.
I'd also like to remind you you're likely voting for this guy...
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/...eral-if-it-was