Presidential State Funeral

The Presidential State Funeral is a subtype of State Funerals reserved only for former and sitting Jesstopian Presidents. These funerals are generally also reserved to the Vice President, with written authorization from the President Of The United States Of Jesstopia. In its history, only one State funeral was ever conducted for a former President. The funeral was held on December 5, 2020, and was attended by world leaders including U.S President Donald J. Trump, U.K Queen Elizabeth II, British Prime Minister Borris Johnson, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and French President Emmanuel Macron.

## State Funeral

The United States Of Jesstopia holds State funeral of the sitting Jesstopian President, and can only be authorized the President and Jesstopia's Congress.

### Declaration

Following the death of a Sitting or Former President, the current sitting President will sign a declaration that declares the President unfit for office on the grounds of incapacitation. Following the declaration being made, the sitting President then authorized Congress to begin planning the State Funeral and authorize it to redirect funding to the planning of the Funeral.

### Planning

The planning of the State Funeral, begins days after the declaration of the President's incapacitation is read. For example, President Joe Diester died on November 28, 2020, but his funeral plans didn't begin being planned until December 1, 2020, two days after the initial declaration was signed by then-Vice President John McCallum, who succeeded to the Presidency.

The planning of a President's State funeral consists of blockading roadways, and redirecting major traffic to alternate routes. It then consists of ensuring that the President's body can be viewed across the Nation, which is known as a soul ride. The President's body is placed in his hometown, so members of the family, and the residents of where the President grew up can pay their final respects. The President sbody is then transported back to the Capital city, where his body is driven around the capital city, so final respects can be paid. His body is then placed in the Capitol Building's main entrance, guarded by the President's Honor Guard for two days. Visitors of the Capitol can then pay their final respects.

### Funeral & Final Internment

The President's Funeral is generally hosted about 8 days after death and his internment(burial) will usually be done after the funeral. The final internment of current and past Presidents is generally done at the Nationalist House Memorial Burial Grounds, which hosts the bodies of notable Presidents, Presidential Spouses, Vice Presidents, and Vice Presidential Spouses.

## Eligibility For A Presidential State Funeral

### General Eligibility

General Eligibilty for a State Funeral, under Jesstopian Code 1095 sub. 59, states that any former or current President, Presidential Spouse, Vice President, Vice Presidential Spouse and other notable figures in politics, including House Speaker Of The United States and Deputy House Speakers are also entitled to a State Funeral.

### Exceptions To Eligibility

While not often authorized, there can be exceptions to the Eligibility For State Funeral Rule, which would allow children of the President and Vice President and House and Deputy Speakers. The acting President must sign off on the Exception Clause of the Eligibility Rule, and most times, a President will not be very likely to authorize this exception.

## Notable State Funerals

As mentioned before, only two state funerals were ever conducted. See the list below of State Funerals that have been conducted.

List Of State Funerals