Posted on 02/20/2016 8:42:11 AM PST by Kaslin
Thousands packed into the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington on Saturday morning for a funeral Mass for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
His flag-draped casket was brought to the church, just a short ride for the funeral procession, from the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill.
Scalia, 79, died last weekend at a remote Texas ranch. He had spent nearly three decades on the high court. Burial plans have not been announced.
Vice President Joe Biden, former Vice President Dick Cheney and the remaining eight high court justices are attending the service, for one the country’s most influential conservatives.
Justice Clarence Thomas plans a reading from the New Testament, but there will be no eulogy.
As many as 6,000 are expected to attend the service, held on an overcast day in the nation's capitol.
One of Scalia's nine children, the Rev. Paul Scalia, will lead the Mass on Saturday at the Basilica, which can hold at least 3,500 people.
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And Obama? Golfing?
You can find one traitorous scumbag kenyan at the golf course...
And Obama? Golfing?
Who cares. At least he is not at the funeral.
It is a beautiful ceremony.
Trump Twitter: I wonder if President Obama would have attended the funeral of Justice Scalia if it were held in a Mosque? Very sad that he did not go!
“And Obama? Golfing?”
How about George W. Bush? Campaigning for Jeb or back in Texas?
How about Bill Clinton?
I am glad that O is not there.
They said this morning that it is unprecedented for a President to not attend the funeral of a Supreme Court justice.
I am glad that O is not there.
Yes, it’s a relief that he’s not there.
GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz plans to interrupt his campaign ahead of Saturday's South Carolina primary to attend the Mass. The Texas senator has been among those urging the Senate not to consider replacing Scalia until after the November election.
W is probably too busy stumping for Yeb. Yeb is busy figurin out how to ‘esplain what’s going to happen to Columba, and Billy is probably going where all the p@ssy is at (Hillary will probably be there too!).
BO is just a small, small man and a petty person.
[And Obama? Golfing?]
...and you can be sure that he laughing his ass off on the links because all the networks are covering his funeral instead of the SC elections.
He loves distractions.
And the mutt is going to visit Cuba, and, some golf as well.
What a rat, not going to the funeral, he has no respect for anything, I think he is despicable.
When Obama appeared at Georgetown University he demanded that they cover up all Crucifixes and all references to Jesus Christ. To their eternal shame, the priests who run Georgetown University complied.
The Basilica would not allow Obama to do this.
Father Paul Scalia is delivering a wonderful eulogy to his father.
I don’t disagree with anything you say except that I’d perhaps replace the word “mutt” with “mangy mongrel”. :0)
[Ted Cruz plans to interrupt his campaign...]
Good and I hope that includes his constantly spamming my email and robo calls.
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