Why couldn't Rep. Bobby Rush wear hoodie on House floor?

BOBBY RUSH HAD this to say about being removed from the House of Representatives for wearing a hoodie in tribute to slain Trayvon Martin: “My actions today [Wednesday] on the floor of the House of Representatives were motivated by stories that young

Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., was escorted off the floor of the House of Representatives this morning after he shed his suit jacket and pulled up the hood of the hoodie he was wearing underneath it. Here's a link to the

Congressman Bobby Rush's Black Panther days are far in the past. And he may have had some medical problems in recent years. But he still certainly knows how make his point. Mr. Rush was chastised and had his microphone turned off on the House floor

Illinois' Rep. Bobby Rush (D) was removed from the House floor Wednesday morning after donning the hood of his sweater — and thus, according to Rep. Gregg Harper (R) — violating a rule against wearing hats.

Congressman Bobby Rush's Black Panther days are far in the past. And he may have had some medical problems in recent years. But he still certainly knows how make his point. Mr. Rush was chastised and had his microphone turned off on the House floor